Ricketts said he is committed to deterring Communist China, strengthening military cooperation, and funding Border Patrol and ICE.
Commit to funding Border Patrol and ICE.
Occurrences
Evidence
The Senate office listed a June 5, 2026 press release titled "Ricketts Issues Statement After Bill to Fund Border Patrol and ICE Passes Senate," and the excerpt says the effort was about protecting Americans and strengthening national security.
On June 10, 2026, President Trump signed the Secure America Act, and the article says it ensures full funding for ICE and Customs and Border Protection through September 2029.
The official Senate office press-release index lists “Ricketts Issues Statement After Bill to Fund Border Patrol and ICE Passes Senate” on Friday, June 5, 2026, and says Ricketts issued a statement after the Senate passed legislation to fund U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Senate roll-call page records Vote 163 on June 5, 2026, as passage of S. 2, as amended, by 52 yeas to 47 nays. The roll call lists “Ricketts (R-NE), Yea.”
The Senate vote index lists Vote 163 on June 5, 2026, with the result “Passed” for S. 2, as amended, an original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
The Guardian reported that President Trump signed the Secure America Act on June 10, 2026, after House passage, and that it provided funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, including border patrol activities, through September 2029.
Ricketts’s official Senate issues page says he is committed to securing the borders and is fighting to give Border Patrol agents the tools they need to control illegal immigration and keep fentanyl off the streets.
Assessments
Ricketts was serving as a U.S. senator when the relevant funding measure passed. The evidence shows he voted yea on Senate passage of S. 2 on June 5, 2026, his office publicly identified the bill as funding Border Patrol and ICE, and the measure was later signed into law on June 10, 2026 with funding for ICE and CBP/Border Patrol activities. Because the promised federal funding outcome was enacted during his current Senate term and he supported it with an official vote, this counts as delivered in the same term.
In Pete Ricketts's current federal Senate term, Congress passed and the president signed a law in June 2026 that provided funding for ICE and Customs and Border Protection, which includes Border Patrol, through September 2029. Ricketts's Senate office publicly tied him to the Senate passage of that funding bill, indicating direct support in office rather than a post-office downstream result. Because the promised funding outcome was enacted while he was serving in the relevant federal office, this counts as delivered in the same term.