On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Bold Nebraska delivered some quality, 100% made-in-Nebraska salami to key Senators to urge them to oppose LB 176, a bill that would expand corporate factory hog farming into Nebraska, put family famers out of business, and pollute our water.
Here’s a full list of Senators (and their contact information) who received the Nebraska salami, produced by Omaha restaurant The Grey Plume sourced from heritage breed pork raised by TD Niche Pork out of Elk Creek, Nebraska:
- Sen. Roy Baker: (402) 471-2620 rbaker@leg.ne.gov
- Sen. Kate Bolz: (402) 471-2734 kbolz@leg.ne.gov
- Senator Laura Ebke: (402) 471-2711 lebke@leg.ne.gov
- Sen. Curt Friesen: (402) 471-2630 cfriesen@leg.ne.gov
- Senator Tommy Garrett: (402) 471-2627 tgarrett@leg.ne.gov
- Senator Sara Howard: (402) 471-2723 showard@leg.ne.gov
- Sen. Rick Kolowski for Legislature: (402) 471-2327 rkolowski@leg.ne.gov
- Sen. John Kuehn for Legislature: (402) 471-2732 jkuehn@leg.ne.gov
- Senator Brett Lindstrom: (402) 471-2618 blindstrom@leg.ne.gov
- Sen. Heath Mello: (402) 471-2710 hmello@leg.ne.gov
- State Senator Adam Morfeld: (402) 471-2720 amorfeld@leg.ne.gov
- State Senator Patty Pansing Brooks: (402) 471-2633 ppansingbrooks@leg.ne.gov
- Sen. Merv Riepe: (402) 471-2623 mriepe@leg.ne.gov
The Lincoln Journal Star also picked up the story and followed the money in form of campaign donations from China-owned pork conglomerate Smithfield to Nebraska State Senators who are backing the corporate-friendly LB 176.
