Deb Fischer is more of a rancher than a politician. Plucked from obscurity as a Nebraska state legislator, Fischer won
the state Republicans’ nomination in an upset against two state
favorites who spent their campaigns fighting each other
while she ran as an hardworking mother, rancher, and political outsider. But inside Washington, the former state senator Fischer’s views are
not so affable: she has vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the
Dodd-Frank Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, while reducing taxes
and balancing the federal budget. She campaigned on small government and
plans to cut “ineffective agencies, such as the Federal Highway
Administration.” Endorsed by Sarah Palin, Deb Fischer also campaigned on her ability
to negotiate and build alliances, though her Democratic adversaries told
The New York Times she was not known for reaching across the aisle in
Nebraska’s heavily Republican legislature; instead, she was known for
her “steadfast conservatism.” Fischer shies away from rousing speeches.
The Times described her as a bold politician, with a “style
of going from desk to desk, office to office, trying to persuade
colleagues to sign on to bills she agreed with—or to stay away from
those she did not.”
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For a PBS Q&A with Fischer go here.
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