Sasse Discusses Society and Policy With Norfolk Rotary

(People in Nebraska) want both of these parties to compete to have a constructive long-term vision, not just scream about why they think the other party is bad.

- Senator Ben Sasse

NORFOLK — Ben Sasse took a break from policy-making to talk about work and do some work in northeast Nebraska on Tuesday. The Republican US Senator rode along a trash route in Columbus and delivered Meals on Wheels in Norfolk as part of an off-week work tour. He capped the morning by discussing the changing nature of work over lunch with the Norfolk Rotary Club. “Your kids are not going to graduate and pick a job and have that job for their life,” Sasse said. “They’re not going to work at the same firm for their whole life and they’re probably not going to be able to use the same skill set for their whole life.” He says he likes getting out and working with constituents because it gives a more representative view of the state than town hall meetings. “So when you’re working with people you get a pretty good picture of what people are worried about and what they’re thinking about,” Sasse said. He said the top concern he’s hearing is about health care premiums, but he stayed clear of that topic and most policy discussions when talking to the rotary, choosing instead to focus on social constructs and philosophy. “And if we try to make right versus left on American policy continuum a line between good and evil, we’re going to end up… with a fight where people are trying to find ultimate meaning in politics,” Sasse said. But he did dive into policy with News Channel Nebraska. He said he likes the Senate’s new tax plan better than the House’s but still wants to change parts of it. He says the tax bill does have one main thing it’s trying to solve. “Right now there are these perverse incentives for US companies to leave the US and move to other countries around the world where the corporate tax rates are so much lower,” Sasse said. He stopped short of completely endorsing Republican efforts, saying Nebraskans overwhelmingly tell him they think neither party has a long-term vision. “(People in Nebraska) want both of these parties to compete to have a constructive long-term vision, not just scream about why they think the other party is bad,” Sasse said. “I think that view is very representative of Nebraska.”
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