Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that a "global financial crisis" could ensue should Congress allow the U.S. to default on its debt obligations come June. Still, the Republican-controlled House has indicated it may be willing to do just that if President Joe Biden proves unwilling to negotiate a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to… Read more »

GOP pushes for national commission to study Antifa riots across the country The commission would be set up similarly to the 9/11 and January 6 commissions Four House Republicans introduced legislation this week that would set up a National Commission on Domestic Terrorist Attacks on the United States to investigate the Antifa riots that continue to take place in cities across… Read more »

Republican Warns U.S. Military 'Way Behind' Amid Fears of War With China Warnings of an impending war between the U.S. and China have created a stir in Washington's defense community, and members of Congress are questioning just how equipped the nation would be if a battle were to break out as early as… Read more »

Letter From Wesley Hunt, Don Bacon, 40 Congressmen to AT&T DirecTV Opposing Censorship This is the full text of a letter, dated Jan. 20 from Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, and signed by 41 other members of Congress, to executives of AT&T's DirecTV management: John Stankey, CEO of AT&T, William Morrow, CEO of DirecTV, and  Jon Winkelried, CEO of TPG… Read more »

Better pay for junior troops will be top focus of new House panel Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., a retired Air Force brigadier general, was announced last week as the lawmaker who will head up the House Armed Services Committee’s new military quality of life panel. Bacon said military pay issues will be at the forefront of its work over the next… Read more »

Nursing Professional to Join Bacon at State of the Union Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) will be joined by Shelly Schwedhelm, MSN, RN, NEA-BC at the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2023. Schwedhelm has more than 40 years of experience and was one of the original staff of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit. Currently, she serves as one of the… Read more »

'That Pisses Me Off': Congressman to Lead Panel on Struggles for Troops Focusing on Pay, Food Insecurity With the House personnel subcommittee targeting "other issues" like politicization in the military, the House Armed Services Committee has set up a new panel that will exclusively focus on the issues that directly impact service members' quality of… Read more »

Bill to abolish the IRS likely dead in the House, GOP lawmaker predicts 1/25/23 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bill-abolish-irs-likely-dead-house-gop-lawmaker-predicts  "I was told initially by the speaker’s office… that they’re going to put this bill on the floor and vote on it up or down," Bacon said. "I raised a fit about it, I’m trying to use clean language here, because… Read more »

Dems mobilize to defend Omar in face of GOP defections January 25, 2023 “I’ll listen to the debate and review comments she’s made. But, the Dems should not be surprised by this. Pelosi set a new standard on how the majority treats the minority. … Now the new minority will have to live by [the] same standard,” Bacon said in a… Read more »

Armed Services committee adds 11 members, quality of life panel Rogers has also said military personnel issues will be a major focus for the committee, and announced the formation of a “servicemember quality of life” panel to be led by Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2023/01/25/armed-services-committee-adds-11-members-quality-of-life-panel/ Read more »