Families remember the fallen in ceremony at Omaha’s Memorial Park For U.S. Congressman Don Bacon, this day is also personal. “I knew seven personally that lost their lives in the middle east, mainly Iraq and Afghanistan,” Bacon said. “I had one friend killed at Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, so I think about the seven that I’ve personally known.” https://www.wowt.com/2025/05/26/families-remember-f... Read More »
Bacon Issues Statement on Reconciliation Bill Vote Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement about the Reconciliation Vote earlier this morning: “No expectant mothers, single parents, children, disabled, or elderly are losing SNAP or Medicaid benefits. That misinformation is being spread to try and scare people. “By passing this bill, we will strengthen these programs thro... Read More »
Bacon’s Bipartisan Law Enforcement Officers Safety Reform Act (LEOSA) Passes House Offers Real Solutions to Terrorism and Mass Shootings Washington – Today, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) secured House passage of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Reform Act (LEOSA), H.R.2243, with a 229-193 vote. The bipartisan legislation includes seventeen Republican members as cosponsors and was co-led by Rep. Henr... Read More »
Bacon Votes Yes on House Agriculture Reconciliation Bill Washington – Today, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) voted yes on the House Agriculture Committee’s (HAC) Reconciliation markup, which includes measures to restore integrity to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). These reforms will ensure SNAP works the way Congress intended it to, by reinforcing work, rooting out waste, and settin... Read More »
Unleashing America’s Hydrogen Potential to Achieve Energy Dominance Since reassuming office, President Trump has moved swiftly to implement his Unleashing American Energy agenda, prioritizing energy abundance, infrastructure expansion and strengthened domestic supply chains. Personnel is policy, and the President’s appointments to lead on energy—including Doug Burgum and Chris Wright as secretari... Read More »
Bacon, Gottheimer Demand Answers from the Administration on U.S.-Houthi Agreement, Ongoing Threat to Israel Washington, DC — Today, May 9, 2025, U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (NE-2) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump and Acting National Security Advisor Marco Rubio demanding clarity on the May 6 agreement with the Iranian-backed ... Read More »
Bacon, McClellan, Hyde-Smith, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Address Mental Health Treatment Shortages Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Don Bacon (NE-02) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced legislation to address mental health and substance use disorder facility shortages during a growing mental health cri... Read More »
Bacon, Pappas Co-lead Taiwan Representative Office Act Washington, DC - Reps. Don Bacon (NE-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) have introduced legislation to direct the Secretary of State to engage in negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to rename its office the ‘‘Taiwan Representative Office.” Currently named the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Of... Read More »
Bacon, Foster Youth Caucus Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Recognize Foster Care Month WASHINGTON, DC — Today, on National Foster Care Day, Foster Youth Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Don Bacon (R, NE-02)introduced a resolution to recognize the month of May as National Foster Care Month alongside fellow Co-Chairs Reps. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D, CA-37), Erin Houchin (R, IN-09), Gwen Moore (D, WI-04), Zach ... Read More »
Rep. Bacon says farmers ‘already seeing an impact from tariffs,’ calls for opening trade Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said farmers in his state and across the Midwest are “already seeing” the impacts of President Trump’s tariffs and called for the country to open agricultural trade with other countries to support the industry. Bacon joined NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” where host Blake Burman asked hi... Read More »
Nebraska Congressman discusses tug of war between Republican representatives on safety net spending Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon discussed taxes and more at a roundtable with the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The tax law that Congress passed in 2017 is about to expire. https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-congressman-discusses-taxes/64657505 Read More »
Nebraska Congressman meets with Omaha business owners to discuss tax provisions “The tax law that we passed 2017, if we don't get it extended, it's going to affect small, medium and large businesses,” Bacon said after the roundtable. “We're not asking for, really, more tax cuts. We're just trying to keep the tax code level. We don't want to see a tax increase.” Bacon also discussed potential Medic... Read More »
Congressman Don Bacon is against moving SNAP benefits to state level The federal government continues to make cuts to its budget, and on the state level Nebraska is following suit. Congressman Don Bacon said one federal cut could be a big burden on Nebraska. He said he opposes moving some of the costs of the supplemental nutrition assistance program or SNAP to the states. That's why Bacon said he ... Read More »
Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon reacts to National Security Adviser leaving Trump administration National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is reportedly leaving his post in the Trump administration. This comes after Waltz came under scrutiny for inadvertently adding an Atlantic reporter to a highly-sensitive Signal chat discussing U.S. military plans in March. KETV spoke with Rep. Don Bacon about Waltz ... Read More »
I’m a Midwestern Republican. Gutting AmeriCorps hurts America. As a small-government conservative who supports a leaner and more efficient federal bureaucracy, I have cheered President Donald Trump’s efforts to identify and eliminate fraud and waste in Washington. We’ve been spending ourselves into oblivion and getting remarkably little in return. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/01... Read More »
