LINCOLN - Both Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks of Lincoln and Sen. Mike Flood of Norfolk pointed to inflation first in listing their immediate priorities if elected to Nebraska's 1st District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mike Flood edged out Patty Pansing Brooks, but the two will face off once again in the November general election to determine who will serve the next two-year term that begins in January.

"We have to address skyrocketing prices in the grocery store and at the gas pump," Flood said, "and that will be my top priority in Congress."

Flood, a Republican said "we need to stop the out-of-control federal spending that has fueled inflation," provide tax relief for American families and "reverse the anti-energy policies of the Biden administration and encourage domestic energy exploration."

Pansing Brooks, a Democrat, said "we need to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, lower premiums under the Affordable Care Act, boost Social Security, stop price gouging and offset the high price of gas" while also making child care more affordable and accessible.

"I believe the biggest challenge our country faces is a broken political system in Washington," Pansing Brooks said.

Flood said "we need to stop the out-of-control federal spending; we need to get government out of the way by slashing red tape and cutting taxes; we need to increase domestic energy production and get us closer to energy independence and bring down gas prices."

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