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ISSUES

FISCHER (R)

OSBORN (I)

HEALTHCARE

Decrease. Since joining the Senate
in 2013, has opposed Obamacare.
Sponsored an attempt to repeal
it. “It’s not affordable, and… many
Nebraskans have been hurt by it.”
In 2019 voted to keep a Trump-era
rule letting insurance companies
sell low-quality Obamacare-exempt
health plans.

Unclear. “(Healthcare) decisions
shouldn’t be made by insurance
companies.” Moderna’s CEO “made
$398 million” quadrupling the COVID
vaccine price. “I will never support
handing huge pharmaceuticals
[companies] a blank check.” Opposes
taxpayers subsidizing employee
health care for big companies that
don’t pay a livable wage.

IMMIGRATION

Voted against a bipartisan border
bill in 2024. Prefers “Trump-era
reforms that kept our southern
border secure” such as the wall
and Remain in Mexico. In 2018
supported a pathway to citizenship
for DACA participants.

Supports the bipartisan border bill.
“Without borders you don’t have
a country.” “We have to be able to
fund our border security, our border
patrol better.” “Then we can work
on immigration reform in terms of a
clear path to citizenship for the ones
who are here.”

Increase or decrease
government support for
healthcare?

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ABORTION

Ban or legal?

CLIMATE CHANGE

Should climate change be a
top priority?

ECONOMY

How to improve the economy
and make daily life more affordable?

EDUCATION

Use public funding for private
and/or for-profit schools?

ENVIRONMENT

Loosen or tighten
environmental regulations?

GUN LAWS

Loosen or tighten gun
regulation?

How to handle
immigration? Support
a path to citizenship
for “DACA” participants
brought to the US as
children?

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Ban. The overturning of Roe v.
Wade was “a huge victory for the
pro-life movement.” Has always
been “pro-life.” Supports banning
federal funding for abortions
and for any Planned Parenthood
activities; would redirect the
funding to health centers.

Legal. “Personally pro-life” but
opposes “extreme national
measures to ban abortion.” The
“decision” should be “between [a
woman] and her doctor.” It’s about
“protecting individual freedoms,”
not a government “dictating
morality to its people.”

LABOR

Make it easier or harder for
unions to organize?

Easier. Supports the PRO Act, which
would make union organizing easier.
Announced more than 20 union
endorsements. As a mechanic, led
the Omaha branch of a successful
strike against the Kellogg Co.

Mostly no. EVs are being “force[d]”
on the public. Supports ending
tax credits for EVs. Opposed a
$369 billion climate initiative.
Supported making it easier for
farmers to enter carbon credit
markets.

Unclear. Supports landowners
leasing their land for solar energy:
“If you own a piece of land, you
should be able to do whatever the
hell you want on that land.”

Harder. Sponsored a 2017 bill to
deregulate the railroad industry.
Voted in 2022 to block a national
railroad strike after unions rejected
a deal with no paid sick leave. In
2022 opposed making companies
turn certain independent
contractors into employees.

LGBTQ RIGHTS

Limit. In 2022 voted against a bill
to protect same-sex marriages in
case the Supreme Court reversed
legalization decision; bill “could
infringe upon religious liberties.”

Likely expand. Supports
protecting gay marriage. “I oppose
discrimination for any reason and
think people’s private lives are no
business but their own.

Reverse “the excessive
regulation.” The $1.9 trillion
COVID relief bill started “the
inflation nightmare”; opposes
“reckless spending.” Voted for
the $1.2 trillion infrastructure
bill: “investments in core
infrastructure will grow our
economy.”

Go after “corporate greed” and
special interest money in politics.
“Guarantee a right-torepair” one’s
own equipment and cars. “Hold…
government agencies accountable
for their budgets.” “Fix federal crop
insurance subsidies which unfairly
favor large operators.” Support
local alternatives to big 4 meat
packing plants.

MARIJUANA

No recent position found. In 2015: “I
do not support legalization.” In 2016
tried to cut Dept. of Justice funds
until it had a plan to monitor effects
of state-level legalization.

Legal. “Legalize cannabis.” “It’s time
to… stop wasting taxpayer dollars on
putting people in prison for cannabis
crimes.”

MINIMUM WAGE

No. In 2021 voted against raising the
federal minimum to $15 by 2025.

Yes. A federal increase “is an urgent
issue for all Nebraska businesses.”
Raise to $12/hour nationally so
Nebraska won’t be undercut by
neighboring states with lower wages.

Unclear. Sees school vouchers
and charter schools as a local, not
federal, issue. “I don’t want the
federal government in education.
I’ve always been a strong
supporter of public schools.”

No. “Strong and well-funded
public schools are the backbone
of the American education
system.” Vouchers “allow rich
people to get tax credits and
funding for their kids to go to
private schools, while taking
funding away from the public
schools.” They “punish rural areas
that lack private options.”

STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

No. Voted against a student loan
payment pause and debt discharge
rule. Opposed Biden student debt
forgiveness plan.

No. Went “back and forth” on
student loan forgiveness, decided
“ultimately” the government
shouldn’t be “bailing those folks
out.” Would work to lower the cost of
college.

TAXES

Lower. Supports “lowering taxes for
job creators.” In 2017 voted for a bill
that included the largest corporate
cuts in US history and major tax
cuts for the wealthy.

Lower middle class and small
business taxes by cutting ‘wasteful’
spending and closing “loopholes
used by multi-nationals to avoid
paying taxes.” “I’m tired of” the
redistribution of wealth from the
bottom 90% to the top 1%.

VOTING RULES

Mostly harder. Voted against
monitoring states with a history
of voter restrictions. Opposed
expanding voter registration and
voting access. Cannot support
“giving the federal government
control over elections.” “These are
state decisions.”

No position found.

Mostly loosen. Voted to block
EPA air pollution standards
for trucks, reduce the scope
of the Clean Water Act, limit
designation of critical habitat
areas, and not fund restoration
projects on federal lands.
Introduced a bipartisan bill to
expand environmental precision
agricultural tech. Support at-riskwildlife conservation projects.

Likely tighten. “One of our
supporters brought their child to
an event…. I promise you right now,
I will do everything I can in office
to keep our air breathable and our
water and land clean. Nebraska is
too beautiful not to fight for.”

Loosen. Voted against a
bipartisan gun safety bill that
strengthened background checks
and encouraged “red flag” laws.
Sponsored a bill allowing legal
carrying of firearms across states.
“I will continue to fight to protect
the Second Amendment.”

Mixed. Supports “reasonable
gun safety measures” such as
“gun safety education” and “red
flag laws.” Is “fundamentally in
favor of the Second Amendment.
Lawabiding citizens… must always
have the right to bear arms.”

Limit or expand LGBTQ
rights?

Ban or legal?

Raise the federal minimum
from $7.25 per hour?

Support lowering interest
on student loans and/or
forgiving them?

Raise or lower taxes
on corporations and
wealthier individuals?

Make voting harder or
easier?

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