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Congressman Terry reads to school children at Holy Name School.

Presentation of the Freedom Award, which is awarded to National Guard friendly employers.

Republican Leadership Press Conference regarding the President's decision to deny the permit for the building of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

On January 6, I attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Nebraska Elite Sports and Fitness complex.

I was at Tara Heights Elementary School in Papillion on January 5, 2012 talking to 5th graders about the Constitution and the branches of Government.

On January 3, 2012 I met with members of Webelos Troop 266 to help them earn the citizenship merit badge.

Kiwanis Speech

Politico's Policy and Politics Conference on Energy

Interview with E&E TV to discuss the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Congressman Terry was the Keynote Speaker at the National Journal's Technology 2012 and Beyond - November Policy Briefing. At this event, he gave his insights on the unused/underutilized spectrum that could be used for American mobile devices.

I am proud to have received the 2011 "Standing Up for Seniors Award" from Retire Safe for showing leadership on behalf of older Americans.

Omaha's Morning Star Baptist Church's Rev. Leroy Adams was the House of Representatives' Guest Chaplain on Tuesday, September 13. Pictured left to right are Congressman Lee Terry, House Chaplin Father Pat Conroy, Rev. Leroy Adams, and Speaker of the House John Boehner.

Congressman Terry met with the Nebraska FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) Delegation during their trip to Washington, DC, for the national FCCLA Convention. From left to right - Cindy Hild (FCCLA adviser), Sarah Smith, Chandler Classen, Rep. Lee Terry, Linsey Armstrong, and Laura Lueninghoener.

Growth Energy – America's Ethanol Producers presented Congressman Terry with the "Fueling Growth Award" for his support of ethanol and other renewable fuels.

Students from Omaha's Gross Catholic High School visited Washington DC. Congressman Lee Terry took them on a tour of the House of Representatives and the Capitol Building.

Rep. Lee Terry with the Flat Stanley sent to him by the third grade students at Omaha's Wilson Focus School. The students recently read the "Flat Stanley" book by Jeff Brown.

Rep. Lee Terry met with Dr. Terry Lanphier and Dr. Jergenson (both professors at Creighton University's School of Dentistry) to talk about oral health care for lower-income individuals.

The House Cybersecurity Task Force today unveiled its recommendations to help guide legislative action for the remainder of this Congress and beyond. The Task Force formally delivered its report to the Speaker and Majority Leader earlier this week.

The Nebraska Congressional Delegation and the 2011 DC Autumn Interns.

Congressman Terry toured a local McDonalds to visit with the owner about jobs and the economy.

Congressman Terry met with representatives from Gavilon to talk about job creation and economic growth. Gavilon is one of the worlds leading commodity management companies and they are based in Omaha.

Congressman Terry meets with J.P. Cooke Company to discuss jobs and the economy.

Congressman Terry toured the General Laborers Local 1140 training facility.

BioSyn Resources demonstrated their new clean diesel fuel made from renewable plant stock and their car that runs on it. BioSyn is located in LaVista and they use Nebraska resources for their fuel.

Congressional Awards Program Kick Off

Mayor of Omaha, Jim Suttle, Chairman of the House Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure John Mica, Iowa Congressman Tom Latham, and Congressman Lee Terry tour flood damaged areas.

Congressman Lee Terry joins Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta at Offutt Air Force Base, following Panetta's speech on spending cuts targeted for the military.

Congressman Terry held his final of three town halls at the Twin Rivers YMCA in Valley.

Congressman Terry toured the Solas Distillery in La Vista.

Congressman Terry is holding four Senior Health Fairs throughout the month of August.

Congressman Terry hosts one of his three town halls in August at the Miller Park Pavilion in Omaha.

Congressman Terry held the first of his three town halls at the Brown Park Pavilion in Omaha.

Congressman Terry toured the Mastercraft Building in Omaha before the official launch of Lee Listens, a virtual town hall, created with Mastercraft tenant, MindMixer.

Congressman Lee Terry with Kirstin Smith (left), the Science Curriculum Supervisor for Lincoln Public Schools and Elizabeth Mulkerrin, the Director of Education at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. The Congressman spoke with Ms. Smith and Ms. Mulkerring regarding the importance of continued support for STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) in Nebraska.

Congressman Lee Terry answers questions following the C&T/CM&T Joint Hearing entitled "Internet Privacy: The Views of the FTC, the FCC, and NTIA."

Congressman Terry speaks addresses the audience at his Emergency Preparedness Conference.

Congressman Terry meets with constituents at a Neighborhood Meeting in Valley.

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on The Views of the Independent Agencies on Regulatory Reform: Congressman Lee Terry addresses the distinguished panel, as Vice Chairman Michael Burgess (TX) and Chairman Cliff Stearns (FL) listen to his line of questioning

Congressman Lee Terry addresses Lawrence E. Strickling, the Assistant Secretary of Communications and Information for the National Telecommunication and Information Administration during a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on Federal Government Spectrum Use.

Congressman Lee Terry chatting with Lieutenant Russ Zeeb of the Sarpy County Sheriff's Department.

Congressman Lee Terry on Capitol steps with Omaha high school students attending the Close-Up Program for New Americans as part of the OPS Migrant Education Program. All seven high schools in OPS were represented in the group, along with a student from Mercy High School.

Omaha Flood Tour with Governor Dave Heineman and Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle.

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Terry Receives Messenger of Hope Award

May 15, 2012

Congressman Lee Terry

2ND District, Nebraska

For Immediate Release

Tuesday May 15, 2012

Terry Receives Messenger of Hope Award

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Lee Terry (R-NE) was honored by the Scleroderma Foundation today when the group presented him with the Messenger of Hope Award. Congressman Terry has shown his support for the Foundation by sponsoring legislation that will raise public awareness of the disease.

"It is important for Congress to raise awareness of this debilitating and life-threatening illness. I only became aware of scleroderma when a close friend's wife was diagnosed with it," Terry said. "At this time, while there is no specific cure for scleroderma, I look forward to innova...

Terry Blasts President for Student Loan Debacle

May 10, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC –

Congressman Lee Terry (R-NE) released the following statement about the impending interest rate increase for subsidized student loans and the recent Senate debate:

“In case you don’t remember, President Obama engineered the interest rate increase for student loans over 2 years ago with the takeover of the program to pay for the Affordable Health Care Act. Now the President expects Congress to clean up his mess by harming the job creators, in effect, taking jobs away from the job seekers. College students deserve better than what President Obama has given them,” Terry said.

Terry Urges Transportation Conferees Support of XL Pipeline

May 08, 2012

OMAHA, NE –

Congressman Lee Terry (R-NE) along with Congressman Connie Mack (R-FL) today sent a bipartisan letter with over 100+ signatures of Members of Congress to the bicameral Transportation Conferees urging the inclusion of language relating to the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in the final conference report.

"Increasing the production and distribution of North American oil while putting Americans back to work in some of our hardest hit communities have been the cornerstone issues for the expansion of the Keystone XL pipeline. It is imperative that we begin to move away from OPEC and Venezuelan oil imports and focus on domestic production. That is why I, along with Rep. Connie Mack, sent a bipartisan letter asking for the inclusion of ...

Terry Statement on Keystone XL Presidential Permit Re-Application
May 04, 2012
Omaha, NE

Congressman Lee Terry (R-NE) today released the following statement regarding the re-submission of a supplemental Keystone XL pipeline permit application by TransCanada. Terry is the author of several pieces of legislation designed to expedite the approval of the project.

"I'm glad to see this project moving forward again. For too long, it has been held up by politics, misinformation, and fear-mongering. For nearly four years, this project has been studied and re-studied. It is in our nation's best interest to reduce our reliance on unfriendly sources of energy such as Venezuela and instead make the most of our closest trade partner, Canada. It is time for us to get the ball rolling."
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Terry Statement on House Cyber Security Efforts
Apr 27, 2012

Terry Statement on House Cyber Security Efforts

Washington D.C. - Congressman Lee Terry (NE-2) today released the following statement on the urgency and necessity of securing American cyber information. His comments come in the wake of the House of Representatives' passage of the Cyber Information Sharing & Protection Act, H.R. 3523, 248-168.

"I've immersed myself in cyber security over the last couple of years. I've been on two House cyber security task forces. I've met with industry leaders in all of the critical network infrastructure areas. All of the information and input that I've gathered has a common thread. American cyber defenses must rely on ongoing communications between the private sector and the govern...
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GAS PRICES

"So I think we should embrace it and develope a stakeholder-driven system of high standards for doing the work." Former President Bill Clinton said about the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Pain at the Pump

In January 2009, the average price of gas was $1.85. Today prices are almost two dollars more per gallon.

The only thing that has happened over the last few years is that America has dramatically curtailed production of our American resources, placing a greater reliance on foreign sources of energy. The result has been a volatility at the gasoline pump that has put a greater burden on Nebraskans, who are struggling to make ends meet in this difficult economy. We have seen prices hit new record levels beyond what we saw in 2008. While prices have fluctuated, they remain too high. I believe that we must have reliable supplies available to help stem the spikes and the upward trend

As a husband and a father of three, I know how skyrocketing gasoline prices can affect your family's budget. I understand the questions you may have about why America is going through these prices spikes in both oil and gasoline. That is why I have created this resource, so that you may be able to better understand why gasoline prices and the price of oil are what they are and what I am doing, as your Representative in Congress, to help prevent these price spikes, so that you can keep more of your hard earned money and not put it into your gas tank.
Should you have any questions that cannot be answered by what I have posted, please feel free to contact my office in Washington 202.225.4155 or in Omaha 402.397.9944 and I or my staff will help find answers to your questions.

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Our Nation's Budget

"Yesterday, Mr. Obama's chief economic adviser, Gene Sperling, reported that the President wants a new "global minimum tax." Mr. Sperling said the new tax is necessary "so that people have the assurance that nobody is escaping doing their fair share as part of a race to the bottom or having our tax code actually subsidize and facilitate people moving their funds to tax havens." *Wall Street Journal, February 15th, 2012

In February, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2013 budget. Again, this document is short on spending reductions and long on raising taxes on American families. He proposes adding over $1.3 Trillion to our national debt, and increasing taxes by close to $2 Trillion. This means that over the last four years, these four budgets would have added over $6 Trillion to our national debt. This is not the right way to bring spending under control and returning fiscal sanity to our nation.

Our country is in the middle of an economic crisis and the President's budget does nothing to help solve this problem. In fact, it may even lead to more problems down the road. Growing the federal government, adding to our national debt, refusing to cut spending and increasing taxes on the American people, is irresponsible and backwards. We need to give small businesses and families the opportunity to flourish, not to be burdened with high taxes. I can assure you that I will fight for spending cuts so our country can get back on track.

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