March 18, 2026 • 15 mins
Because everything was broken yesterday, our St. Patrick's Day show never posted here! So, I'm posting just our conversations with Sheriff Aaron Hanson (dog abuse case) and Sen. Pete Ricketts (wildfires, Iran, basketball).
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I'm Scott Vorhees. This is Nebraska's Morning News here with
Craig Evans, Lucy Chapman, Jim Rose, and welcoming back to
the program here Douglas County Sheriff Farren Hanson, who We've
got at least three things to discuss here in the
next couple of minutes. Sheriff, First of all, you've been
talking with some of your counterparts out there in the
sand Hills, and we've been noting throughout the last few
(00:22):
days here just how difficult a task it is for
law enforcement, for firefighters, for the ranchers, the people who
live out in that area. What can you tell us
about what's happening with seven hundred plus thousand acres on
fire in western Nebraska.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Yeah, well, good morning. Yeah, I've had an opportunity to
talk to a few of my friends and peers, Sheriff Smith,
Keith County, Sir Cardinas, Moral County, and boy there are
depicting just a wild scene. I mean, the thing about
being sure is at any time you got to jump
out from behind the desk, throw your boots on, throw
your gun belt on, and get out there and do work.
(00:58):
And that's what they're doing. And what they're describing the
fact that they're out there fighting this fire. He got
a sheriff who lost his house in the fire. These
volunteer firefighters and some of the federal fire fighters, I mean,
they're just doing God's work out there to keep people safe.
I asked them, Hey, what do you need from us
right now? And they're like, hey, we're good for now.
(01:20):
There will be a time for that. That they've been
flooded with support. They've been lucky. They've been able to
move a lot of the cattle out and away from
the fire as it encroaches. But obviously the challenge is
going to be how do we feed those cattle? How
do we see those animals once this fires behind us?
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Right?
Speaker 1 (01:36):
Well, the Nebraska cattlemen have started up a fundraiser on
that front. And you're right. It was the Garden County
sheriff who escaped with his family. He says, we were
cutting it so close. I was looking in my rear
view mirror as my family is driving behind me, and
the smoke was so thick I couldn't see the headlights
in their car. It's a terrifying thing to think about.
(01:58):
Thank goodness, they're safe. It's just tremendous nod to law
enforcement and the great people out there trying to battle
through all this.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Well, this is what's your property taxes, paperwork, this is
why we have it. It's cops and concrete and firefighters, you know,
and that's that's it. And this is that's where the
rubber hits the road. So thank Dad. I think it's
such great people out there working to keep the community sick.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
So from Keith, Arthur, Grant, Garden, and Morale Counties back
here to Douglas County. Sheriff Aaron Hanson with US on
news radio eleven ten kfab an ugly scene here in
Douglas County involving a guy and his animals, especially a
little chihuahua on a leash. The story about what this
guy was doing to his pets was disgusting. He's now
(02:45):
in custody. What can you tell us about this story?
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Well, I wish I could say still in custody. Unfortunately
he got a bond and he's free again. But yeah,
so real sad deal. So we got to chip the
Shark's office. We work very closely with the Nebraska Mane
Society investigators, and there was a tip in February that
there was some pretty significant animal torture going on in
(03:11):
the area. Twenty first invinted and so our investigators worked
with NHS investigators. They found video and they did corroborate
that at least in three cases, it was three dogs
being pretty seriously tortured. Unfortunately, we found out that one
of those dogs, ten year old Apollo, a ten year
(03:33):
old little tiny Chihuahua, had unfortunately died and been brought
to the Humane Society after it had been killed. And
so the investigation determined that the culprit was twenty two
year old Freddy Garcia, who lived there. And I got
to tell you, not for everybody, but if you live
(03:54):
in that area, I highly recommend you go to Oma
scanner check out the images that they even have some
of the video that we shared with them in the
hopes of trying to get more information. And it's it's
hard to see, but I think people need to know
that this is this is real. And unfortunately, little Apollo,
his only sin was wanting to go potty outside, and
(04:17):
apparently that was enough to just throw Freddy Garcia into
a fit of rage and swing little Apollo around by
its neck. Like you know, like like like like so
much of a pinata and smashing into the ground. So
it's just awful.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Well, help me with the timeline on this one, because
I'm hearing that neighbors witnessed this and had video going
back almost two months. He was just brought into custody
and now he's out on bond here this week. Why
did it take so long?
Speaker 2 (04:46):
Yeah, Unfortunately, the information came in in February, and so
we had to go back and get the video because
you know, unfortunately, not everybody feels comfortable to come forward
with what they know in real time. But luckily we
did have citizens that cooperated provided us the video. I'm
sure if they had the ability to do it over
they would have come to law enforcement in December, but
(05:09):
that's not the way it worked out. And that's why
it's so important. If you see something, you have to
say something. If you see an animal being abused, if
you see an elderly person being abused or a kid,
you have to say something to law enforcement asap. The
other thing I want to remind everybody support the Nebraska
Maine Society. I mean, they've got their enforcement division. They
(05:30):
work really closely with the sheriff's office all across the county.
But you know, they're not a government entity. They contract
with cities and counties to do the animal investigations and
enforcement portion of their job. But you know they're in
large part they are funded by donations, and so if
we want to avoid these types of behaviors, you've got
(05:51):
to support the Nebraska Maine Society. They're powerful allies in
keeping vulnerable animals safe from predators.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
I believe Aarren Hanson that if you abuse an animal,
that a person is next. And when you cite somebody
for animal abuse, do they get on your radar screen
for other stuff or me? They would?
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Yeah, absolutely, you know we know that that. I mean,
this is not this individual pretty Garcia. He didn't get
a citation, He got his rear end throne in jail
on three class F three A colonies and so he's say,
facing some pretty serious consequences. Unfortunately, I'm hearing from people
in the community or he works in the medical industry,
(06:35):
and so you know, obviously we're going to be following
that path down to make sure that if he does
have a license, that that's looked at. But Jimmy Wright,
it is scary. If you're willing to do that to
a little animal, what are you wanting to do to
a kid? What are you willing to do to a
vulnerable elder adult? And it could be a serious, serious
(06:55):
warning sign of red.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Flag in the medical industry. That's that's crazy.
Speaker 3 (06:59):
All right.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Well, I'm glad, I'm glad we at least have law enforcement,
and now the court's looking in on this individual. And
speaking of law enforcement, let's all stay safe and look
out for each other. Saint Patrick's day, amateur hour cops
know that better than anybody.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
An.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
It's an interesting circumstance for you guys to deal with tonight, Sheriff,
go out there and patrol and keep it between the ditches.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
All right, Yeah, they definitely have to Please get a
ride call for Hotman O'Brien or triple A. They can
give you a ride home with the reason, but try
to have a plan. Don't don't even don't even drive
if you plan on drinking, Get a designated driver, get
a buddy. It's just not worth it selling someone or
going to prison.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
Ride share apps are so easy and fairly cheap to use.
Douglas kind of Sheriff Aaron Hanson here on Nebraska's Morning News,
and we now welcome back here to news radio eleven
ten kfab amidst some good news and we'll take any
good news we can get out of the sand hills.
It's Nebraska Senator Pete Ricketts. I know you've been watching
with interest the worst wildfire in Nebraska history. Senator, good morning.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Good morning, Thanks very much for having me on SCATT.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
We're hearing everything from eighteen percent containment for the largest
of those fires to about sixty percent containment for the
second largest one, one of the smaller ones, but seven
hundred thousand plus acres out there. What are you hearing
about what the long term impact of this wildfire is
going to be in central to western Nebraska.
Speaker 3 (08:31):
Well, I would say that yesterday, with the winds that
we had that kicked out, that actually really spurred the
fires on. And we're at like seven hundred thousand acres
now that have been burned, and so we're looking at,
as you mentioned, the largest wildfire since we've been a state.
And we just want to keep the people who are
(08:53):
being impacted this and our prayers, especially Rose White who
parish while she was slinging our family ranch and the
big message I think is a if you're listening to
this and you've got to evacuate, make sure you're paying
attention and get out quicks because if you stick around,
you're gonna put yourself at risk. But also the firefighters
(09:13):
at risk. And we saw this, you know in some
of our previous disasters, when evacuation orders were given and
people didn't leave, they put themselves at risk. So if
there's evacuation or please leave. And then there's a number
of organizations that are out there that are looking to
help the folks are being impacted in the Nebraska Cattlemen
is one of their websites, nebraskacoaltman dot org, Red Cross,
(09:35):
Salvation Army, all those organizations are gonna be taking donations
to be able to help those that are impacted. I
had a chance to view the area on Saturday with
Governor Pillen and Congressman Smith and it is just amazing
how fast that fire can move and how much of
the landscape it is blackened. And it's going to create
(09:55):
a big impact later on this year as a lot
of cattle have been displaced and we're so far we've
only had the one casualty, but you know, those fires
are still very dangerous. We want people to take care.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
Yeah, what you said there is maybe the only message
that we'll get through with some as you know, fellow
Nebraskans who say, oh, I'm fine, I'm not going to
leave my horses or whatever. I think I'll be okay.
They're not as concerned about themselves. But if they realize
my being here might put responders in danger, perhaps they'll
heed that warning and get out. Senator, thank you for
(10:31):
that update. Let's move on to Iran. Here is everything
going kind of how you hoped it would go at
this point in the strikes in that nation. Some people
are a little surprised that we're not making more headway
in the past half week or so to a week.
A lot of people kind of thought this would be over,
and perhaps because President Trump was overlly optimistic about things.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
What do you say, Well, our mission here, as the
President's out, is to degrade their missile capability. And one
of the things we've got to remember is that Iran
is trying to do two things. They wanted to develop
missiles that can reach the United States, and they want
to develop a nuclear weapon. They cannot be allowed to
do either one of those things. Right now, they've got
(11:15):
missiles that can read reach Turkey, for example, and soon
it would be the rest of Europe and soon after
that the United States. So we're working to destroy their
missile stock piles, their missile launchers, and importantly the facilities
that make those missiles. The second thing we're doing is
continue to degrade their nuclear capabilities, and of course we're
also degrading their navy as well. And the idea as
(11:40):
well that if we degrade our security forces, perhaps the
people of Iran will be able to throw off this
repressive regime and get a chance to actually live in
a country where they can have freedoms. But that's really
going to be up to the people of Iran. Right now,
our mission is to just make sure we're just degrading
those missile capabilities. And when the administration has done that
(12:03):
to the degree they believe it is sufficient, that's when
I imagine they will bring this all so close.
Speaker 4 (12:07):
Pete, Let's talk about the Save Act for a second,
because there's a great deal of confusion out there about
what Senate. The Save Act in its origins was about
voter id proving that you're an American and proving that
you have a valid reason for casting a vote, or
you are qualified to cast a vote. Is that still
the only language in this bill? Or, as John Fetterman,
(12:30):
Senator from Pennsylvania, you said yesterday and the President has said,
this also includes men and women's sports, transgender surgery, and
other things. Is this a clean bill about voter ID
or is there other stuff in it?
Speaker 3 (12:45):
Well, what is coming over to us from the House,
which my understanding is what we're going to be taking
up this week, is just with regard to the voting. So,
as you said, it lays out that we only want
citizens voting in our elections. That he's pretty common sense.
And of course when it comes to presenting an ID,
we voted for that in Nebraska sixty five thirty five. Well, well
(13:06):
i'll like that to present ID when you vote. So
that's what's in it right now. My understanding is that
we may take up some of these other things as
amendment votes as part of this. Ultimately that's going to
be up to leadership as far as how they want
to handle that. But right now, with the House is
sent over, is just a bill regarding the voting.
Speaker 4 (13:24):
As part of it, you can appreciate how getting away
from the basics of that bill could be problematic, and
I would suspect that even though yeah, most Republicans have
said we cannot have children having their sexes changed, and
we cannot have men on women's sports teams, that's not
that that issue could tie this thing up. And the
President really needs it to pass. He wants this to pass,
(13:48):
so handicap this for us.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
Well, I think what you're going to see is the opportunity.
First of all, we got to get onto the bill,
so that'll be coming over from the House. That will
be kind of the first vote of how much support
we have for that. If there are going to be
any Democrats, they're going to be coming over for that,
and then we'll see what the amendment votes. So if
there's amendment votes after that on these specific issues, you'll
(14:12):
be able to see how many people are voting for
those and put them on record for it. Now, for example,
if there's a senator a Democrats center out there that
it believes that we should only have citizens voting and
we should have show ID and they vote to get
on the bill, but then won't vote for one of
the our amendments, you'll be able to take the temperature
(14:32):
of what the opportunity is to be able to pass
and save act, which is voting part versus some of
the other medments that may be offered.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
Well, it shouldn't take an Act of Congress for parents
and doctors to say we're not going to do completely
unnecessary surgeries on children. A Senator, on last thing, here,
what are you doing Thursday early afternoon there in DC?
I hope you'll be able to watch some basketball.
Speaker 3 (14:57):
Well, you know, I got to tell you, Scott, this
day job keeps me pretty busy, so I'm not sure
if I'm going to be able to catch the game,
though I will keep up to date on what the
Huscar score is.
Speaker 1 (15:06):
No one else is working on Thursday through Sunday. Senator,
Thanks a lot for working this morning. The only Nebraska
who's working on Thursday.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
I'm not sadly in DC they don't schedule the hearings
around Nebraska basketball.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Predict that watch it on your phone. Senator, thanks a
lot for the time. We'll talk to you later.
Speaker 3 (15:24):
Thanks
I'm Scott Vorhees. This is Nebraska's Morning News here with
Craig Evans, Lucy Chapman, Jim Rose, and welcoming back to
the program here Douglas County Sheriff Farren Hanson, who We've
got at least three things to discuss here in the
next couple of minutes. Sheriff, First of all, you've been
talking with some of your counterparts out there in the
sand Hills, and we've been noting throughout the last few
(00:22):
days here just how difficult a task it is for
law enforcement, for firefighters, for the ranchers, the people who
live out in that area. What can you tell us
about what's happening with seven hundred plus thousand acres on
fire in western Nebraska.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Yeah, well, good morning. Yeah, I've had an opportunity to
talk to a few of my friends and peers, Sheriff Smith,
Keith County, Sir Cardinas, Moral County, and boy there are
depicting just a wild scene. I mean, the thing about
being sure is at any time you got to jump
out from behind the desk, throw your boots on, throw
your gun belt on, and get out there and do work.
(00:58):
And that's what they're doing. And what they're describing the
fact that they're out there fighting this fire. He got
a sheriff who lost his house in the fire. These
volunteer firefighters and some of the federal fire fighters, I mean,
they're just doing God's work out there to keep people safe.
I asked them, Hey, what do you need from us
right now? And they're like, hey, we're good for now.
(01:20):
There will be a time for that. That they've been
flooded with support. They've been lucky. They've been able to
move a lot of the cattle out and away from
the fire as it encroaches. But obviously the challenge is
going to be how do we feed those cattle? How
do we see those animals once this fires behind us?
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Right?
Speaker 1 (01:36):
Well, the Nebraska cattlemen have started up a fundraiser on
that front. And you're right. It was the Garden County
sheriff who escaped with his family. He says, we were
cutting it so close. I was looking in my rear
view mirror as my family is driving behind me, and
the smoke was so thick I couldn't see the headlights
in their car. It's a terrifying thing to think about.
(01:58):
Thank goodness, they're safe. It's just tremendous nod to law
enforcement and the great people out there trying to battle
through all this.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Well, this is what's your property taxes, paperwork, this is
why we have it. It's cops and concrete and firefighters, you know,
and that's that's it. And this is that's where the
rubber hits the road. So thank Dad. I think it's
such great people out there working to keep the community sick.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
So from Keith, Arthur, Grant, Garden, and Morale Counties back
here to Douglas County. Sheriff Aaron Hanson with US on
news radio eleven ten kfab an ugly scene here in
Douglas County involving a guy and his animals, especially a
little chihuahua on a leash. The story about what this
guy was doing to his pets was disgusting. He's now
(02:45):
in custody. What can you tell us about this story?
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Well, I wish I could say still in custody. Unfortunately
he got a bond and he's free again. But yeah,
so real sad deal. So we got to chip the
Shark's office. We work very closely with the Nebraska Mane
Society investigators, and there was a tip in February that
there was some pretty significant animal torture going on in
(03:11):
the area. Twenty first invinted and so our investigators worked
with NHS investigators. They found video and they did corroborate
that at least in three cases, it was three dogs
being pretty seriously tortured. Unfortunately, we found out that one
of those dogs, ten year old Apollo, a ten year
(03:33):
old little tiny Chihuahua, had unfortunately died and been brought
to the Humane Society after it had been killed. And
so the investigation determined that the culprit was twenty two
year old Freddy Garcia, who lived there. And I got
to tell you, not for everybody, but if you live
(03:54):
in that area, I highly recommend you go to Oma
scanner check out the images that they even have some
of the video that we shared with them in the
hopes of trying to get more information. And it's it's
hard to see, but I think people need to know
that this is this is real. And unfortunately, little Apollo,
his only sin was wanting to go potty outside, and
(04:17):
apparently that was enough to just throw Freddy Garcia into
a fit of rage and swing little Apollo around by
its neck. Like you know, like like like like so
much of a pinata and smashing into the ground. So
it's just awful.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Well, help me with the timeline on this one, because
I'm hearing that neighbors witnessed this and had video going
back almost two months. He was just brought into custody
and now he's out on bond here this week. Why
did it take so long?
Speaker 2 (04:46):
Yeah, Unfortunately, the information came in in February, and so
we had to go back and get the video because
you know, unfortunately, not everybody feels comfortable to come forward
with what they know in real time. But luckily we
did have citizens that cooperated provided us the video. I'm
sure if they had the ability to do it over
they would have come to law enforcement in December, but
(05:09):
that's not the way it worked out. And that's why
it's so important. If you see something, you have to
say something. If you see an animal being abused, if
you see an elderly person being abused or a kid,
you have to say something to law enforcement asap. The
other thing I want to remind everybody support the Nebraska
Maine Society. I mean, they've got their enforcement division. They
(05:30):
work really closely with the sheriff's office all across the county.
But you know, they're not a government entity. They contract
with cities and counties to do the animal investigations and
enforcement portion of their job. But you know they're in
large part they are funded by donations, and so if
we want to avoid these types of behaviors, you've got
(05:51):
to support the Nebraska Maine Society. They're powerful allies in
keeping vulnerable animals safe from predators.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
I believe Aarren Hanson that if you abuse an animal,
that a person is next. And when you cite somebody
for animal abuse, do they get on your radar screen
for other stuff or me? They would?
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Yeah, absolutely, you know we know that that. I mean,
this is not this individual pretty Garcia. He didn't get
a citation, He got his rear end throne in jail
on three class F three A colonies and so he's say,
facing some pretty serious consequences. Unfortunately, I'm hearing from people
in the community or he works in the medical industry,
(06:35):
and so you know, obviously we're going to be following
that path down to make sure that if he does
have a license, that that's looked at. But Jimmy Wright,
it is scary. If you're willing to do that to
a little animal, what are you wanting to do to
a kid? What are you willing to do to a
vulnerable elder adult? And it could be a serious, serious
(06:55):
warning sign of red.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Flag in the medical industry. That's that's crazy.
Speaker 3 (06:59):
All right.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Well, I'm glad, I'm glad we at least have law enforcement,
and now the court's looking in on this individual. And
speaking of law enforcement, let's all stay safe and look
out for each other. Saint Patrick's day, amateur hour cops
know that better than anybody.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
An.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
It's an interesting circumstance for you guys to deal with tonight, Sheriff,
go out there and patrol and keep it between the ditches.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
All right, Yeah, they definitely have to Please get a
ride call for Hotman O'Brien or triple A. They can
give you a ride home with the reason, but try
to have a plan. Don't don't even don't even drive
if you plan on drinking, Get a designated driver, get
a buddy. It's just not worth it selling someone or
going to prison.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
Ride share apps are so easy and fairly cheap to use.
Douglas kind of Sheriff Aaron Hanson here on Nebraska's Morning News,
and we now welcome back here to news radio eleven
ten kfab amidst some good news and we'll take any
good news we can get out of the sand hills.
It's Nebraska Senator Pete Ricketts. I know you've been watching
with interest the worst wildfire in Nebraska history. Senator, good morning.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Good morning, Thanks very much for having me on SCATT.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
We're hearing everything from eighteen percent containment for the largest
of those fires to about sixty percent containment for the
second largest one, one of the smaller ones, but seven
hundred thousand plus acres out there. What are you hearing
about what the long term impact of this wildfire is
going to be in central to western Nebraska.
Speaker 3 (08:31):
Well, I would say that yesterday, with the winds that
we had that kicked out, that actually really spurred the
fires on. And we're at like seven hundred thousand acres
now that have been burned, and so we're looking at,
as you mentioned, the largest wildfire since we've been a state.
And we just want to keep the people who are
(08:53):
being impacted this and our prayers, especially Rose White who
parish while she was slinging our family ranch and the
big message I think is a if you're listening to
this and you've got to evacuate, make sure you're paying
attention and get out quicks because if you stick around,
you're gonna put yourself at risk. But also the firefighters
(09:13):
at risk. And we saw this, you know in some
of our previous disasters, when evacuation orders were given and
people didn't leave, they put themselves at risk. So if
there's evacuation or please leave. And then there's a number
of organizations that are out there that are looking to
help the folks are being impacted in the Nebraska Cattlemen
is one of their websites, nebraskacoaltman dot org, Red Cross,
(09:35):
Salvation Army, all those organizations are gonna be taking donations
to be able to help those that are impacted. I
had a chance to view the area on Saturday with
Governor Pillen and Congressman Smith and it is just amazing
how fast that fire can move and how much of
the landscape it is blackened. And it's going to create
(09:55):
a big impact later on this year as a lot
of cattle have been displaced and we're so far we've
only had the one casualty, but you know, those fires
are still very dangerous. We want people to take care.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
Yeah, what you said there is maybe the only message
that we'll get through with some as you know, fellow
Nebraskans who say, oh, I'm fine, I'm not going to
leave my horses or whatever. I think I'll be okay.
They're not as concerned about themselves. But if they realize
my being here might put responders in danger, perhaps they'll
heed that warning and get out. Senator, thank you for
(10:31):
that update. Let's move on to Iran. Here is everything
going kind of how you hoped it would go at
this point in the strikes in that nation. Some people
are a little surprised that we're not making more headway
in the past half week or so to a week.
A lot of people kind of thought this would be over,
and perhaps because President Trump was overlly optimistic about things.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
What do you say, Well, our mission here, as the
President's out, is to degrade their missile capability. And one
of the things we've got to remember is that Iran
is trying to do two things. They wanted to develop
missiles that can reach the United States, and they want
to develop a nuclear weapon. They cannot be allowed to
do either one of those things. Right now, they've got
(11:15):
missiles that can read reach Turkey, for example, and soon
it would be the rest of Europe and soon after
that the United States. So we're working to destroy their
missile stock piles, their missile launchers, and importantly the facilities
that make those missiles. The second thing we're doing is
continue to degrade their nuclear capabilities, and of course we're
also degrading their navy as well. And the idea as
(11:40):
well that if we degrade our security forces, perhaps the
people of Iran will be able to throw off this
repressive regime and get a chance to actually live in
a country where they can have freedoms. But that's really
going to be up to the people of Iran. Right now,
our mission is to just make sure we're just degrading
those missile capabilities. And when the administration has done that
(12:03):
to the degree they believe it is sufficient, that's when
I imagine they will bring this all so close.
Speaker 4 (12:07):
Pete, Let's talk about the Save Act for a second,
because there's a great deal of confusion out there about
what Senate. The Save Act in its origins was about
voter id proving that you're an American and proving that
you have a valid reason for casting a vote, or
you are qualified to cast a vote. Is that still
the only language in this bill? Or, as John Fetterman,
(12:30):
Senator from Pennsylvania, you said yesterday and the President has said,
this also includes men and women's sports, transgender surgery, and
other things. Is this a clean bill about voter ID
or is there other stuff in it?
Speaker 3 (12:45):
Well, what is coming over to us from the House,
which my understanding is what we're going to be taking
up this week, is just with regard to the voting. So,
as you said, it lays out that we only want
citizens voting in our elections. That he's pretty common sense.
And of course when it comes to presenting an ID,
we voted for that in Nebraska sixty five thirty five. Well, well
(13:06):
i'll like that to present ID when you vote. So
that's what's in it right now. My understanding is that
we may take up some of these other things as
amendment votes as part of this. Ultimately that's going to
be up to leadership as far as how they want
to handle that. But right now, with the House is
sent over, is just a bill regarding the voting.
Speaker 4 (13:24):
As part of it, you can appreciate how getting away
from the basics of that bill could be problematic, and
I would suspect that even though yeah, most Republicans have
said we cannot have children having their sexes changed, and
we cannot have men on women's sports teams, that's not
that that issue could tie this thing up. And the
President really needs it to pass. He wants this to pass,
(13:48):
so handicap this for us.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
Well, I think what you're going to see is the opportunity.
First of all, we got to get onto the bill,
so that'll be coming over from the House. That will
be kind of the first vote of how much support
we have for that. If there are going to be
any Democrats, they're going to be coming over for that,
and then we'll see what the amendment votes. So if
there's amendment votes after that on these specific issues, you'll
(14:12):
be able to see how many people are voting for
those and put them on record for it. Now, for example,
if there's a senator a Democrats center out there that
it believes that we should only have citizens voting and
we should have show ID and they vote to get
on the bill, but then won't vote for one of
the our amendments, you'll be able to take the temperature
(14:32):
of what the opportunity is to be able to pass
and save act, which is voting part versus some of
the other medments that may be offered.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
Well, it shouldn't take an Act of Congress for parents
and doctors to say we're not going to do completely
unnecessary surgeries on children. A Senator, on last thing, here,
what are you doing Thursday early afternoon there in DC?
I hope you'll be able to watch some basketball.
Speaker 3 (14:57):
Well, you know, I got to tell you, Scott, this
day job keeps me pretty busy, so I'm not sure
if I'm going to be able to catch the game,
though I will keep up to date on what the
Huscar score is.
Speaker 1 (15:06):
No one else is working on Thursday through Sunday. Senator,
Thanks a lot for working this morning. The only Nebraska
who's working on Thursday.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
I'm not sadly in DC they don't schedule the hearings
around Nebraska basketball.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Predict that watch it on your phone. Senator, thanks a
lot for the time. We'll talk to you later.
Speaker 3 (15:24):
Thanks
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