WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts issued the following press release:

Last week, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) hosted a Working Families Tax Cuts roundtable at La Casa Pizzeria in Omaha. The roundtable focused on provisions from the Working Families Tax Cuts that will benefit families and restaurant workers.

"Nebraska is the best place in the world to work, live, and raise a family. Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, it's going to get even better," said Ricketts. "During the roundtable, I heard from Nebraska restaurant owners, franchisees, and hotel managers. One restaurant owner told me the Working Families Tax Cuts will help him do a deferred maintenance on his restaurant. Another manager told me of a waitress who rece...