Bacon Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Tariffs Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled on the Administration’s broad-based tariffs: “The Constitution’s checks and balances still work. Article One gives tariff authority to Congress. This was a common-sense and straightforward ruling by the Supreme Court. I feel vindicated as I’ve been... Read More »
'The Constitution was defended today': GOP Congressman reacts to Supreme Court tariff ruling CNN's Brianna Keilar gets Republican Congressman Don Bacon's reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe. Bacon says if President Trump moves ahead with his newly invoked alternative 10% global tariff... Read More »
Lawmakers from Nebraska, Iowa respond to US Supreme Court tariff decision On Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs. In the hours after the ruling was announced, lawmakers in Nebraska and Iowa voiced their thoughts on the decision. "The Constitution’s checks and balances still work. Article One gives tariff authority to Congr... Read More »
‘I feel vindicated’: Anti-tariff Republicans cheer as Supreme Court checks Trump Republican tariff skeptics on Capitol Hill celebrated Friday after the Supreme Court struck down the core authority behind President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs — dealing a blow to a major plank of the president’s agenda but offering a welcome off-ramp to GOP lawmakers who viewed the levies as a political l... Read More »
Republican Don Bacon warns Trump: No tariff bailout coming from Congress Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) won’t support a push by Republican colleagues to codify President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs into law, signaling a bailout is not coming from Congress after the Supreme Court overturned them on Friday. “Oh, I don’t think they have the votes,” Bacon told the Washington Examiner, minutes after the co... Read More »
Bacon Reappointed to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced he was reappointed to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. The Council serves as the board of trustees for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the nation’s official memorial to those who died during the Holocaust. The Museum is dedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holoca... Read More »
Bacon, Carbajal Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Workplace Protections for Cargo Pilots WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and John Garamendi (D-CA-08), introduced the Safe Skies Act, a bipartisan bill to improve workplace protections for cargo pilots. Under current law, cargo pilots are operating under weaker ... Read More »
Bacon, Fischer, Hickenlooper Reintroduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Foster Care Legislation Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) and U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation, H.R. 7419, the Foster Care Stabilization Act, to provide children in pre-placement foster care with better access to essential supplies like clothing, food, and ot... Read More »
House blows open gates on tariff war The House is now going to have open season on President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Trump suffered a serious political blow Tuesday night when the House voted down a rule blocking members from offering resolutions to end the numerous tariffs the president has levied since returning to office. GOP Reps. Don Bacon (Neb.), Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Kevin Kiley (Calif.)... Read More »
Bacon Announces Winners of 2025 Congressional App Challenge Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, a nationwide competition for students in middle and high school to explore coding, computer science, and careers in STEM fields. Established by Congress in 2014, the challenge encourages studen... Read More »
Bacon Announces Nebraska Priorities and National Security Investments Included in Bipartisan FY26 Defense Appropriations Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced the inclusion of more than $508 million in critical Nebraska priorities and $233 million in other defense and national security priorities he supported in the Defense Appropriations section of the FY26 Consolidated Appropriatio... Read More »
Bacon Announces Nebraska Priorities Included in Bipartisan FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced that more than $21 million for several key Nebraska projects and funding priorities were included in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) section of the FY26 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Rep. Bacon j... Read More »
Bacon, Bera, & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Access to General Surgery in Underserved Communities Bipartisan legislation directs the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to study and designate general surgery shortage areas WASHINGTON – Reps. Don Bacon (NE-02), Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Scott Peters (CA-50), and John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) introduced the Ensuring Access to General ... Read More »
Let states fix backlogs and serve families faster by Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Don Davis (D-N.C.), opinion contributors Applicants should not face delays when seeking benefits through SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) or Medicaid. The government should meet people where they are, especially in moments of need. Americans deserve service that is quick, accurate and fair. We’ve introduced two b... Read More »
Bacon, Nebraska Delegation Introduces Hal Daub Freeway Renaming Act Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today introduced the Hal Daub Freeway Renaming Act, bipartisan legislation to designate a portion of I-680 in Omaha as the Hal Daub Freeway, honoring the longtime Nebraska public servant and community leader. The Hal Daub Freeway Renaming Act is introduced with the support of the entire Nebraska... Read More »
