Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts fields questions on Iran, women’s sports during tele-town hall

By: Juan Salinas II

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 639

Last Updated: 2 days, 8 hours ago

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LINCOLN — Nebraska U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts hosted a roughly one-hour tele-town hall Monday, during which he was asked about the Iran War, penalties for misusing government social programs, women’s sports, and the SAVE Act.

Ricketts staff said the tele-town hall had about 14,000 listeners. The calls and questions were screened to make sure a variety of topics were covered.

The Nebraska Democratic Party criticized the format of the meeting and the screening of …

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