WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nebraska congressman Mike Flood provided media with an update on the Homeland Security funding bill Sunday, as well as an update on E15 support.

He said the U.S. Senate sent back a portion of the funding bill to the House referencing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but he expects the funding to rebound soon.

Flood: “Listen, if House Democrats want to defund the police there’s a lot more they are doing than hurting our ICE efforts. FEMA is disrupted, that’s the federal emergency management. TSA and air traffic control would work without pay again and ICE and border patrol would be severely limited impacting our national security.

"So, in my opinion, it’s reckless right now to shut down this department. Democrats have to come to the table – like the Senate Democrats did – and govern responsibly.”

Flood said he is confident Democrats will realize the value of the funding bill they had essentially already passed.

He also welcomed President Trump’s support for year-long ethanol use in motor fuels, saying E-15 promises a huge boost to the farm economy.

 

Flood also referenced "key investments' in the federal funding

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood released a statement following the House’s recent passage of the remaining federal budget bills for Fiscal Year 2026, including H.R. 7148 and H.R. 4147. The bills provide FY26 funding for transportation, infrastructure, and other key areas. They represent the last of the federal funding bills for FY26. Passage of these bills avoids an extension of Biden-Schumer spending levels.

 

“Passing all 12 appropriations bills brings fiscal restraint to federal spending while also delivering key investments across Nebraska’s First District,” said Congressman Flood. “These investments will help modernize roads and and other infrastructure throughout our district, connecting our communities and spurring economic growth in the coming years. Thank you to the stakeholders working on the projects and I look forward to seeing them come to fruition."

 

As part of this appropriations package, Congressman Flood helped secure more than $26 million in federal funding for projects across Nebraska’s First District. They include: 

 
  • $3,000,000 to Dodge County for Morningside Road improvements for inland port development in Fremont.
  • $1,500,000 to Cuming County for the Elkhorn River bridge replacement project in West Point.
  • $5,120,000 to the City of Papillion for Schram Road grading and surfacing with direct access to Omaha National Cemetery.
  • $1,000,000 to Seward County for paving 420th Road between I-80 and Hwy 34.
  • $1,800,000 to Polk County for 141st Road paving from a gravel surface to concrete paving with earth shoulders.
  • $2,800,000 to the City of Fremont for the North Downtown streetscape revitalization project.
  • $3,000,000 to the City of Waverly for Oldfield Street paving.
  • $2,500,000 to the City of Lincoln for the Center Terrace and Rental Rehabilitation public connectivity improvements.
  • $5,348,000 to Lancaster County for North 162nd Street paving from a gravel surface to paved asphalt lanes.

 

In addition to the Community Project Funding requests listed above, this appropriations package hires and trains 2,500 new air traffic controllers, modernizes radar systems, new investments in apprenticeship programs, $335 million for the Veterans’ Employment and Training Administration, reduces bureaucratic bloat, and more.

 

The funding package awaits Senate action before it needs the President’s signature to become law. 

 

Mike Flood is the founder and owner of Flood Communications and News Channel Nebraska.