Ricketts Is Wrong. Nebraska Pays the Bill.

No plan. No oversight.
You pay the bill.

Since February, the Iran war has been raising costs here at home. The Strait of Hormuz is closed, and fertilizer and fuel for Nebraskans went through the roof. Rather than demanding accountability, Senator Pete Ricketts voted seven times in support of the war.  What is it costing your family?

7 votes to keep Congress out of how the Iran war is run1
+54% urea fertilizer, late Feb. to late April 2026: about $455 to nearly $700 a ton2
$6.03 a gallon for diesel in Nebraska, Oct. 3. A year ago it was $3.39.3

U.S. Navy photo (public domain)

The votes

7 VOTES THAT ARE RAISING COSTS IN NEBRASKA

The war blew past its 60-day legal limit with no authorization from Congress and no plan for what it would cost at home. Every time the Senate voted on whether Congress should have a say in how it’s run, Nebraska’s junior senator Pete Ricketts voted no.

S.J Res 163 March 4, 2026 S. J. Res 104 - - Failed 47-53 Senator Ricketts voted NO
S.J Res 163 May 13, 2026 S.J. Res. 163- - Failed 49-50 Ricketts voted NO
S.J Res 163 May 13, 2026 S.J. Res. 163- - Failed 49-50 Ricketts voted NO
S.J Res 163 May 13, 2026 S.J. Res. 163- - Failed 49-50 Ricketts voted NO
S.J Res 163 May 13, 2026 S.J. Res. 163- - Failed 49-50 Ricketts voted NO
S.J Res 163 May 13, 2026 S.J. Res. 163- - Failed 49-50 Ricketts voted NO
S.J Res 163 May 13, 2026 S.J. Res. 163- - Failed 49-50 Ricketts voted NO
“The resolution itself is moot in my opinion… There’s a ceasefire going on.”
Sen. Pete Ricketts, May 20, 2026, after voting against a war powers resolution that passed 50–47. The war had already run past the 60-day legal limit.1

U.S. Navy photo (public domain)

Your bill

WHAT HAS WASHINGTON RICKETTS COST YOUR OPERATION?

Put in what you buy in a year. We’ll do the math on what Washington’s failure to plan added to it.

Urea: +$245/ton, late Feb. to late April 2026.2 Diesel: +$2.64/gal, Nebraska average, $3.39 a year ago to $6.03 on Oct. 3.3

Fertilizer $6,125
Diesel $15,840
What no plan cost you this year $21,965

Our troops did their job. Washington owes them a plan.

U.S. Army photo (public domain)

Sen. Pete Ricketts on CNN under the banner Farmers feel impact of Iran war with high diesel, fertilizer prices
“Certainly a challenge for Nebraska families.”
Sen. Ricketts on CNN, asked about rising prices from the Iran war.

Your vote

SHOW UP FOR NEBRASKA.  
NOT FOR A NO-SHOW. 

Vote the rest of your ballot the way you always do. On the Senate line, you have choices.

  1. 01 Withhold your vote from Ricketts If Ricketts won't fight for Nebraska, it shows he's taking your vote for granted.  Don't let him. 
  2. 02 There’s no Democrat in this race The other name on the ballot is Dan Osborn, an independent, a Navy veteran and a union mechanic. He answers to no party.
  3. 03 Or leave that line blank Every other race on your ballot still counts.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Early voting starts October 3 and runs through November 2. Check your registration and polling place

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