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Nebraska's leaders in Congress press Air Force for answers on Offutt's aging recon planes

July 16, 2018 In The News

Nebraska’s congressional delegation is seeking answers about safety and maintenance at Offutt’s 55th Wing following a World-Herald investigative report. The investigation showed that the 29 C-135 jets based at Offutt Air Force Base near Bellevue have been plagued by mechanical problems in recent years. The reconnaissance planes carry out critical missions from operating bases in England, Greece, Japan and Qatar. Rep. Don Bacon, a retired brigadier general who commanded the 55th Wing in 2011-12, said The World-Herald series accurately portrayed the dire state of maintenance in the Air Force today.

Nebraska's leaders in Congress press Air Force for answers on Offutt's aging recon planes

Rep. Bacon reacts to failure of GOP immigration bill

July 16, 2018 In The News

Republican responds to criticism facing the party.

Rep. Bacon reacts to failure of GOP immigration bill

Don Bacon: Army discharged immigrant recruits to fix vulnerabilities of failed program

July 16, 2018 In The News

WASHINGTON — Rep. Don Bacon is defending the abrupt discharges of some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted with a promised path to citizenship. The Omaha area’s Republican congressman said Friday that the program involved was supposed to be a narrowly targeted way for the military to acquire specialized talents from foreign nationals. But, Bacon said, the Army ramped up the program well beyond what was intended, failed to do adequate background checks on the recruits from the start and is now having to go back through to weed out potential bad actors.

Don Bacon: Army discharged immigrant recruits to fix vulnerabilities of failed program

Eighth Town Hall Recap

May 1, 2018 In The News

Many topics were covered, the first of which was about adding more civility to our political dialogue. I believe we must set the bar higher, while still debating the issues without shouting each other down.

Rep. Bacon, Danish ambassador visit UNMC

April 18, 2018 In The News

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska stopped in at UNMC this month while he was showing a friend around his home state. His guest -- His Excellency Lars Gert Lose, Danish ambassador to the United States -- met with Keith Swarts, special assistant for international programs with the Asia Pacific Rim Development Program, a UNMC faculty member and two students who had taken part in the International Student Research Forum at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, Denmark, in 2014.

Rep. Bacon, Danish ambassador visit UNMC

Russia Is Inside Our Power Grid: Just How Vulnerable Are We

April 4, 2018 In The News

Russia Is Inside Our Power Grid: Just How Vulnerable Are We

Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) joined Erik Rosales from CBN News to discuss Russian government cyberattacks on the United States' power grid and ways the government is working on new protections.

Rep. Bacon on KFAB

January 19, 2018 In The News

Discussing Continuing Resolutions (CRs) and possible government shutdown

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Budget

Rep. Bacon on Issues and Answers

December 18, 2017 In The News

Issues and Answers

Rep. Bacon discusses the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, his military experience, and current military readiness levels on NRG Omaha's weekly, award-winning Public Affairs series, Issues and Answers.