Dan Osborn in 2024 NE Senate race
On Abortion:
I do not support extreme national measures to ban abortion
I do not support extreme national measures to ban abortion. While I respect the moral convictions of all Nebraskans, I believe in limited government and
I do not believe the federal government is capable of resolving this issue. Under extreme federal bans, abortion will still happen. We need to focus on the root cause: on reducing unwanted pregnancies.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Civil Rights:
People's private lives are no business but their own
I oppose discrimination for any reason and think people's private lives are no business but their own.
I also believe that government intervention should only come into play when those fundamental rights are being infringed upon by others.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Corporations:
Support competition in the meatpacking industry
Support local meatpacking alternatives to the Big 4. Market conditions have made it almost impossible for new firms to enter the meatpacking market. Farmers and ranchers have no alternative but to comply with the monopolistic and anti-competitive
practices of the Big 4. The federal government can encourage workforce development and loan programs to allow competitors to succeed.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Drugs:
Rated C+ by NORML: don't criminalize marijuana
NORML Politician Info: rated C+ - Candidate: Dan Osborn (I - NE): Candidate in race for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- Position on Marijuana Legalization:
- "The cat's out of the bag on this
one. The current regime only makes it easier for high schoolers to score. Ask anyone who's underage what's easier to get, beer or weed, and they'll tell you. Our current policy is government overreach at its finest. Let's stop putting people in prison
for cannabis use. It is outrageous that the federal government has criminalized a plant that people rely on for pain relief and other serious medical needs. Criminal records can follow people around for the rest of their lives...non-violent offenders
are no threat to society. No purpose is served by them wearing a scarlet letter." (Candidate Survey Response)
- Position on Medical Marijuana: "I have strongly supported [medical marijuana] in Nebraska."
Source: NORML "Smoke the Vote" on 2024 Nebraska Senate race
Aug 8, 2024
On Education:
I'm against voucher programs for private schools
I'm also against voucher programs for private schools, which was introduced in the state legislature this year. Basically, the bill allows rich people to get tax credits and funding for their kids to go to private schools,
while taking funding away from the public schools. It's a clear case of the rich getting richer.
Source: LA Progressive on 2024 Nebraska Senate race
May 16, 2024
On Families & Children:
Mandatory bereavement leave for all workers
Mandatory bereavement leave for all workers. Too many Americans are unable to grieve their family members. Once upon a time, family-oriented firms would give workers a break; today's multinational mega-corporations will force an employee to
work through the death of their own child without blinking an eye. Addressing the shortcomings of the 2022 agreement imposed on railroaders. In particular, I will work to pass legislation guaranteeing seven days of paid sick leave to all rail workers.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Foreign Policy:
US should do what it can to bring resolution in Middle East
Osborn has indicated support for conditions attached to military aid to Ukraine but not yet for Israel. "Hamas is a terrorist group and Dan thinks Israel's response was justified. At this point,
Dan is concerned about mounting casualties and thinks America should do whatever it can to assist in bringing about a resolution and resume the long, hard road to stability," a spokesperson for Osborn told the Prospect.
Source: American Prospect on 2024 Nebraska Senate race
Apr 25, 2024
On Government Reform:
Pass term limits for Congress, 12 years in each chamber
It's simple: two terms in the Senate, six terms in the House. The Founders never intended for the government to be dominated by career politicians.
Passing term limits requires a constitutional amendment. The threshold for passing such an amendment is high, but with 80% public support, there is truly no excuse.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Gun Control:
Combat school shootings while protecting the 2nd Amendment
While I support reasonable gun safety measures, including gun safety education in our schools, I am fundamentally in favor of the Second Amendment.
Law-abiding citizens have, and must always have, the right to bear arms. We can combat school shootings while protecting the Second Amendment.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Health Care:
Stop handing huge subsidies to super-profitable Big Pharma
Taxpayers have sent Moderna $10 billion in COVID subsidies. The CEO of Moderna made $398 million in 2022. Moderna just more than quadrupled the price of the COVID vaccine. This is madness. Stop handing huge subsidies to super-profitable pharmaceutical
companies. In the heat of the pandemic, Congress handed over tens of billions of dollars to Big Pharma. Some of this turned into the vaccine. Much of it turned into CEO pay. I will never support handing huge pharmaceuticals a blank check.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Homeland Security:
We must pay servicemen and women a competitive wage
As of October 10, 2023, more than 300,000 VA claims have been backlogged for more than 125 days. Our politicians claim to support veterans; clearly, it's little more than lip service. I'll fully fund the VA to clear out this backlog and ensure claims
are processed in a timely manner. I will also support comprehensive job placement and job training for veterans. Those who serve our country should not be left behind when they return home.
Sometimes it seems the military overpays for everything--except soldiers. From forty dollar hammers that cost ten bucks at the hardware store, to $10,000 switches that cost a couple hundred dollars to manufacture, price gouging is draining our military
of the resources to defend this country. Meanwhile, military families struggle to put food on the table. We must pay servicemen and women a competitive wage. Military families are on food stamps, and we wonder why there's a recruitment crisis.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Immigration:
Illegal immigration is detrimental to every American worker
Legal immigration helped build this country and is critical to Nebraska's economy. Illegal immigration creates a pool of cheap labor with no rights and is detrimental to every American worker.
As a Senator, I won't just talk about securing the border: as an independent, I'll be uniquely positioned to bring together a majority to get it done.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Job:
Led the successful 2021 Kellogg's strike in Omaha
To ensure stability for his family, Dan began work as an industrial mechanic at the Kellogg's plant in Omaha in 2004. Working long hours, he made a middle-class living for himself, his wife Megan, and his three children. Dan rose to the presidency of
his union, BCTGM 50G. He led the successful 2021 Kellogg's strike in Omaha, preserving hundreds of middle-class jobs for the next generation of workers.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Jobs:
Pass the PRO Act, $50,000 fines for labor law violations
Passing the PRO Act would:- Institute "card check"
- Repeal the secondary boycott ban
- Impose $50,000 fines for labor law violations
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Tighten the definition of "independent contractor", to cut down on the practice of misclassifying employees as contractors and freelancers in order to prevent them from unionizing
- Prohibit "captive audience" meetings
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Jobs:
Raise the federal minimum wage to Nebraska's wage [$12/hr.]
Raising the federal minimum wage to Nebraska's wage. With Nebraska's recent minimum wage increase, we risk being uncompetitive with neighboring states.
A federal minimum wage increase is an urgent issue for all Nebraska businesses.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Principles & Values:
Won't accept endorsements from any party or politician
Osborn announced that he will not be taking endorsements from any party or politician. He said he's a candidate for all, regardless of affiliation. "So whether you're Republican, Independent, Libertarian, Marijuana Now; I don't really care.
I welcome all who want to join me to change what's broken in Washington, D.C. Probably no political campaign has done ever this before but I don't want to put politicians, parties and profits over people," Osborn said.
Source: KETV on 2024 Nebraska Senate race
May 15, 2024
On Social Security:
Remove cap on Social Security contributions
Accusing Fischer and other congress people of both parties of being "on the take" from influential sectors such as meat packers and big pharma, Osborn highlighted what he deemed as their complicity in derailing border security plans and perpetuating a
manipulated tax system that favors the wealthy. He suggested simply removing the cap on Social Security contributions could bring solvency to the retirement system for the next 75 years.
Source: McCook Gazette on 2024 Nebraska Senate race
May 31, 2024
On Tax Reform:
Close loopholes multi-nationals use to avoid paying taxes
The middle-class and small businesses shoulder our tax burden. That's not right.
We can cut middle-class and small business tax rates, without increasing the deficit, by cutting wasteful spending and closing loopholes used by multi-nationals to avoid paying taxes.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Tax Reform:
Overtime wages should not bump one into a higher bracket
Overtime places serious burdens on workers and families. Adding insult to injury, workers receiving overtime pay find themselves bumped into a higher tax bracket. These workers are making significant sacrifices in their personal lives that are
not fairly reflected by their tax treatment. Overtime wages should not bump a taxpayer into a higher bracket. Additionally, for the purposes of calculating eligibility for any income-related benefits, overtime wages should not be included.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Technology:
Right to Repair is a critically important, bipartisan issue
As a mechanic, I believe this is a critically important issue. The right to repair is a basic freedom that has been whittled away.
Right to Repair is a bipartisan issue with the support of 84% of Americans. Sadly, opposition from those cashing industry campaign checks has kept us from moving forward.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Technology:
Increase fines for violating federal rail safety laws
Blocked crossings, derailments, toxic chemicals spilling into our air and our waterways:
Americans everywhere are seeing the impact of decades of cost-cutting and corner-cutting in the rail industry.We must:- Require two-person crews.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Health Care:
Don't let insurance companies make healthcare decisions
Health Care: Increase or decrease government support for health care?- Deb Fischer (R): Decrease. Since joining the Senate in 2013, has opposed Obamacare.
Sponsored an attempt to repeal it. "It's not affordable, and… many Nebraskans have been hurt by it." In 2019 voted to keep a Trump-era rule letting insurance companies sell low-quality Obamacare-exempt health plans.
- Dan Osborn (I): Unclear. "(Healthcare) decisions shouldn't be made by insurance companies." Moderna's CEO "made $398 million" quadrupling the COVID vaccine price. "I will never support handing
huge pharmaceuticals [companies] a blank check." Opposes taxpayers subsidizing employee health care for big companies that don't pay a livable wage.
Source: Guides.vote candidate survey on 2024 Nebraska Senate race
Oct 9, 2024
On Drugs:
Stop putting people in prison for cannabis crimes
There is no reason for the federal government to ban medical cannabis. We waste tens of millions of dollars enforcing the prohibition of a plant with medicinal properties. This benefits nobody but the pharmaceutical companies who would prefer one
less competitor. Our policy of cannabis prohibition has turned families and seniors seeking pain relief into criminals. It's time to remove cannabis from Schedule I and stop wasting taxpayer dollars on putting people in prison for cannabis crimes.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Senate campaign website OsbornForSenate.com
Jul 5, 2024
On Environment:
Keep our air breathable and our water and land clean
Environment: Loosen or tighten environmental regulations?- Deb Fischer (R): Mostly loosen. Voted to block EPA air pollution standards for trucks, reduce the scope of the Clean Water Act, limit the ability of the
Fisheries Service to designate critical habitat areas, and not fund restoration projects on federal lands. Introduced a bipartisan bill to expand environmental precision agricultural tech.
Fund conservation projects to protect at-risk wildlife.
- Dan Osborn (I): Likely tighten. "One of our supporters brought their child to an event…. I promise you right now,
I will do everything I can in office to keep our air breathable and our water and land clean. Nebraska is too beautiful not to fight for."
Source: Guides.vote candidate survey on 2024 Nebraska Senate race
Oct 9, 2024
On Education:
Government should not be bailing out student debt
Student Financial Aid: Support lowering interest on student loans and/or forgiving them?- Deb Fischer (R): No. Voted against a student loan payment pause and debt discharge rule.
Opposed Biden student debt forgiveness plan.
- Dan Osborn (I): No. After he had "yo-yoed back and forth" on student loan forgiveness, decided "ultimately… don't think the government should be bailing those folks out."
Source: Guides.vote candidate survey on 2024 Nebraska Senate race
Oct 9, 2024
On Energy & Oil:
Solar energy ok, if on private land
Climate Change: A top priority?- Deb Fischer (R): Mostly no. EVs are being "force[d]" on the public. Supports ending tax credits for EVs. Opposed a $369 billion climate initiative. Supported making it easier for farmers
to enter carbon credit markets.
- Dan Osborn (I): Unclear. Supports landowners leasing their land for solar energy: "If you own a piece of land, you should be able to do whatever the hell you want on that land."
Source: Guides.vote candidate survey on 2024 Nebraska Senate race
Oct 9, 2024
Page last updated: Oct 27, 2024