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Bacon, Khanna Applaud Administration Decision to Exempt Coffee from Costly Reciprocal Tariffs

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Bacon, Khanna Applaud Administration Decision to Exempt Coffee from Costly Reciprocal Tariffs Reversal Follows Bacon & Khanna’s Bipartisan No Coffee Tax Act to Repeal Coffee Tariffs Washington – Representatives Don Bacon (NE-02) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) today applauded the Trump administration’s decision to exempt coffee from the costly reciprocal tariffs driving up prices across the United States. L...

Bacon, Lee, Panetta Lead Bipartisan Push Urging Permanent Retainment of Dept. of Ed Staff Serving Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Care

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Bacon, Lee, Panetta Lead Bipartisan Push Urging Permanent Retainment of Dept. of Ed Staff Serving Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Care Text of Letter (PDF) Washington – Today, Representative Don Bacon (NE-02) led a bipartisan letter with Reps. Summer L. Lee (PA-12) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) to the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Department of Education urging the permane...

Transcript: Reps. Tom Suozzi and Don Bacon on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Nov. 16, 2025

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Transcript: Reps. Tom Suozzi and Don Bacon on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Nov. 16, 2025 The following is the transcript of the interview with Reps. Tom Suozzi, Democrat of New York, and Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Nov. 16, 2025. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-suozzi-don-bacon-face-the-nation-transcript-11-16-2025/

Suozzi, Bacon pitch ACA subsidies extension: ‘It will save people thousands and thousands of dollars’

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Suozzi, Bacon pitch ACA subsidies extension: ‘It will save people thousands and thousands of dollars’ Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Sunday pitched why their bipartisan Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies extension proposal is necessary before the end-of-year expiration date. Their plan, formed with lawmakers from both parties, would extend the current subsidies for the next t...

Two Congressmen Want the Federal Gov't to Support Museum Ships

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Two Congressmen Want the Federal Gov't to Support Museum Ships Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Don Bacon (R-NE) have reintroduced the Save Our Ships Act, which if enacted will require the federal government establish a grant program to help fund the preservation of historic U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships and submarines for use in museums and memorials. https://maritime-executive.com/articl...

Bacon Votes to Reopen the Government and End the Democrat Leadership Shutdown

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Bacon Votes to Reopen the Government and End the Democrat Leadership Shutdown Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after voting to reopen the government and end the Democrat leadership shutdown: "I voted yes to open the government back up after this unnecessary and damaging shutdown perpetrated by Congressional Democrat leaders that achieved nothing. Today’s vot...

Nebraska leaders thank veterans at Memorial Park

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Nebraska leaders thank veterans at Memorial Park Veterans Day is not just a day of remembrance or honor, but also a day of thanks. "Thank you to our veterans, thanks to those who continue to serve," said Rep. Don Bacon. https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-leaders-thank-veterans-at-memorial-park/69384981

Bacon Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Armed Services Conferees to Include Provisions to Support Baltic Allies in Final NDAA

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Bacon Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Armed Services Conferees to Include Provisions to Support Baltic Allies in Final NDAA WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and Co-Chair of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, led 28 members of Congress in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the four Senate and House leaders of th...

Bacon Hosts Tele-Townhall on November 4, 2025

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Bacon Hosts Tele-Townhall on November 4, 2025 Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) hosted a tele-townhall on November 5, 2025, for the people of Nebraska’s Second Congressional District to discuss the latest issues in Congress and around the world. During the tele-townhall, Rep. Bacon addressed several topics including the government shutdown, his bipartisan framework to temporarily extend and refo...

How the ‘heartbreaking’ lack of a confirmed leader is impacting CYBERCOM and NSA

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How the ‘heartbreaking’ lack of a confirmed leader is impacting CYBERCOM and NSA "It's indefensible and it shows just a total disregard by the administration and the secretary of defense for this mission area,” Rep. Don Bacon, R-NE, told Breaking Defense. https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/how-the-heartbreaking-lack-of-a-confirmed-leader-is-impacting-cybercom-and-nsa/

Bacon, Suozzi, Hurd, Gottheimer Release Bipartisan Principles to Temporarily Extend and Reform Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits

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Bacon, Suozzi, Hurd, Gottheimer Release Bipartisan Principles to Temporarily Extend and Reform Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Washington – Today, Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03), Jeff Hurd (R-CO-03) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) released a statement of principles for lowering health care costs and temporarily extending and reforming the Affordable Care A...

'We're at this crisis point:' Nebraska nonprofits meet with Rep. Bacon on shutdown

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'We're at this crisis point:' Nebraska nonprofits meet with Rep. Bacon on shutdown Nebraska nonprofits are facing an unprecedented crisis as the government shutdown reaches 30 days. Several nonprofits joined a roundtable with Rep. Don Bacon, including the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands, Food Bank for the Heartland, Heartland Hope Mission and Offutt Advisory Council. As over 150,000 Nebraska...

Bacon, Bell Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Establish a National Day of the Deployed

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Bacon, Bell Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Establish a National Day of the Deployed Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate October 26 as a day of recognition honoring all U.S. service members currently deployed overseas and the families who support them at home. The observance would formally recognize the...