Dan Osborn in Survey of 2024 Senate campaign websites


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 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 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

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 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.