Nebraska is getting more than $400 million in federal infrastructure funds to expand broadband access in the state. The money is part of $42 billion for broadband contained in the infrastructure bill Congress passed in 2021. Nebraska’s all-Republican congressional delegation was split over the bill, with Sen. Deb Fischer and Rep. Don Bacon voting for it, saying it was essential for… Read more »

Iran on Monday requested the Iraqi federal government in Baghdad as well as the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil to explain efforts by the US Congress to provide air defence systems to the Iraqi Kurdistan region. The House Armed Services Committee last week passed an amendment by Republican Congressman Don Bacon supporting the transfer of air defence… Read more »

House lawmakers approved three amendments aimed at curtailing Air Force plans to retire aging fighter jets as both the Senate and House began marking up their respective drafts of the 2024 defense authorization bill.  Read more here. Read more »

Three members of the House Armed Services Committee unveiled a bipartisan measure late last week aimed at strengthening cybersecurity practices for the United States’ nuclear weapons system, and aim to advance that measure in legislation this week. Read more here. Read more »

It will be critical for the upcoming farm bill to include significant federal funding for agricultural research, Nebraska’s five-member congressional delegation said during a visit to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s East Campus on June 19. U.S. Rep. Mike Flood, who hosted the visit to campus, said his “No. 1 priority” in representing Nebraska’s 1st District was securing… Read more »

It’s not often Republican members of Congress agree on more spending, but that’s what’s happening with Nebraska’s three Congressmen and a bill making the rounds on Capitol Hill.  It’s the 2023 Farm Bill, which congressmen say is necessary to protect Heartland farmers. Monday afternoon, Reps. Mike Flood, Don Bacon, and Adrian Smith talked with 6 News about what they’re pushing for… Read more »

A push for the nation’s next farm bill came Monday to East Campus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as part of a rare joint visit by all five members of the state’s congressional delegation.   University leaders pressed the need for the bill to invest in agricultural research, as the five members, all Republicans, spoke to students and watched their ag robots work. Farmers… Read more »

Nebraska’s five congressional delegates spent the day in the state to share their priorities for the upcoming farm bill. They spoke to farmers, ranchers and stakeholders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources to learn about what they want in the bill. The bill will include agriculture funding, as well as funding to help families afford… Read more »

Between the debt ceiling and defense spending, time may be running out to pass the farm bill this year. All five members of Nebraska’s Congressional delegation got an education in autonomous agriculture during a visit to the tractor testing lab at the University of Nebraska. Farming has changed, and that could impact the hundreds of billions the federal government spends through the farm… Read more »

As lawmakers prepare to debate the upcoming farm bill, Nebraska’s representatives took a trip to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus, gathering input about what the state’s farmers, ranchers, and researchers would like to see in the latest version. Read more here. Read more »