Washington – Today, Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) bipartisan Military Quality of Life Panel, led the members of the panel in a letter to Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) urging them to include the provisi... Read More »
Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today responded to the announcement that Eppley Airport will receive an additional $2.9 million Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This allocation will pay for approximately five Passenger Boarding Bridges at Eppley Airfield, as part of the OMA Terminal Modernization Program. Bacon voted in fa... Read More »
October 25, 2024 Dear Friends, As our agricultural community faces extraordinary challenges, it is painfully clear that the policies of the Biden-Harris Administration are failing to support American farmers. The decline in the U.S. agricultural economy is undeniable, with falling farm incomes, escalating debt, and a misguided trade policy that has left our producers at a severe disadvantage on t... Read More »
Dear friend, Under the Biden-Harris Administration, failed economic policies have crippled a once booming economy. Just over 66% of Americans feel they are living “paycheck to paycheck,” and over 48% consider themselves “broke.” The average American is 4.2% poorer today than four years ago. That is why I’ve introduced legislation to keep more money in your pocket to help pay the bills. H.R. 9465,... Read More »
Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued a statement on the first anniversary of the Hamas, Israel war that started a year from today. “Our hearts are with the families of the murdered victims, the hostages, and their families. The barbarity we saw on 7 Oct was evil and Hamas must be fully rooted out of Gaza. We stand with Israel.” ### Read More »
A metro non-profit announces it's building senior-living apartments for veterans. The rent will be controlled, so those vets will only pay a small part of their monthly income. Just a few blocks north of Westroads mall, a few years from now, fields at 96ths and Cady Streets will turn into homes for those who served their country. For now, it's 10 acres of empty fields. But by 2026, New Visions pla... Read More »
Capio, the nation's leading purchaser of non-performing healthcare accounts, welcomes the introduction of The Reporting Medical Debt Payments as Positive Consumer Credit Information Act of 2024. This bipartisan bill to require credit reporting agencies to consider positive payments in credit scores, enabling consumers who are making payments to boost their credit scores. https://pr.omahamagazine.c... Read More »
Washington – Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-03) are introducing bipartisan legislation, The Reporting Medical Debt Payments as Positive Consumer Credit Information Act of 2024, that will reverse federal law to report medical payments on credit reports which will help individuals with debt to build their credit. Currently, medical debt negatively affects credit scores, ... Read More »
A new state historical marker honoring the heroism of an Omaha man serving during World War II in the Navy will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Friday in the Benson area of Omaha. In 1942, Charles Jackson French risked his life in the shark-infested waters of the Pacific Ocean to save his fellow sailors from drowning after a Japanese attack sank their warship, the USS Gregory. https://nebraskaexaminer.com/... Read More »
President & CEO of the United States Hispanic Business Council (USHBC), endorses H.R.9353 - Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Palomarez states: “From the perspective of small businesses, a Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution would be healthy for our economy. Our federal deficit is making it increasingly more difficult to afford ... Read More »
Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) and representatives from the City of Omaha to include Mayor Jean Stothert, the Nebraska Historical Society, the Great Plains Black History Museum, and the French Family, will unveil a historical marker recognizing Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French at the U.S. Charles Jackson French Post Office, 6223 Maple Street, Omaha, NE. A World War II hero with... Read More »
DeKALB – NIU held its first Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series of the semester over Zoom. The webinar lecture featured Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb), an NIU alum and Air Force veteran and Scot Schraufnagel, a political science professor who has written five books on various political topics. The Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series Webinar was held at 5 p.m. Thursday, over Zoom. Bacon and Schraufnagel di... Read More »
Washington – Rep. Don Bacon’s (R-NE-02) bipartisan bill H.R. 8621, Strengthening Tribal Families Act of 2024, was passed by the House of Representatives today as part of H.R. 9076, Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act, introduced by Reps. Darin LaHood and Danny Davis. H.R. 9076 delivers the most significant reforms to Title IV-B of the Social Security Act since 2008. H.R. 86... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) has introduced H.R. 9465, Seniors in the Workforce Tax Relief Act. This bill will amend the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code of 1986 to establish an above-the-line tax deduction for seniors. H.R. 9465 establishes a temporary five-year deduction for seniors in the amount of $25,000 annually. The allowable deduction amount phases out between $100,000 an... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) have introduced H.R. 9431, the Hostage Private Debt Tax Freedom Act. H.R. 9431 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude forgiven debt of individuals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad. Examples include credit card debt that is forgiven. This would typically be taxed as income. “Individuals unla... Read More »
