FILE - Rep. Brad Ashford, D-Neb., speaks during the dedication ceremony for the Omaha National Cemetery in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 5, 2016. Ashford, a Democrat who served one term representing Nebraska's Omaha-centered district, has died. He was 72. Ashford's family says he died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, two months after he revealed he was undergoing treatment for brain cancer. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)