WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Caucus For the Advancement of Torah Values was recently inaugurated in Washington, DC by a bi-partisan group of Democrats and Republican congressmen and congresswomen. Championed by Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter, Founder of Dirshu, the largest Torah organization in the world, Members of the US House of… Read more »

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – On January 6, 2021, rioters made their way into the nation’s Capitol to protest the 2020 election results.  Now, a year later, South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska lawmakers have released statements regarding the anniversary of the attack on Capitol Hill. Read the full story here. Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (FOX 42 KPTM) — On Thursday dozens of people were at the College of Saint Mary’s fitness center to support the vigil for the one year anniversary of the attack on the capitol on January 6, 2021.  [...] Someone close to Nebraska was in a nearby building. Representative Don Bacon wasn't in the Capitol building, but he was in a building next to it. He says he… Read more »

El 6 de enero del 2021 mientras el Congresista de Nebraska Don Bacon se encontraba en su oficina en la capital del país, recibió la noticia de que un grupo de atacantes habían ingresado al Capitolio. Cuando vio a compañeros congresistas saliendo de su debate apuradamente, el Congresista Bacon supo que los manifestantes habían entrado al edificio donde se quedó encerrado por 7… Read more »

Combat veteran Don Bacon can’t easily shake the image of an angry mob of supporters of President Donald Trump storming his workplace, the U.S. Capitol, last Jan. 6. Some rioters battered police officers with fire extinguishers and bludgeoned them with American flags while shouting “hang Mike Pence.” Five people died in the melee. At least 140 police officers were wounded. The… Read more »

It's been one year since the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Nebraska political leaders reflected on the events that unfolded that day. Read the full story here. Read more »

It will cost millions of dollars more than expected to rebuild Offutt Air Force base following the floods in March of 2019. A third of the base was destroyed in the waters — initial estimates put the cost at $800 million — but now it's about $1.1 billion.    Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon told KETV that he's confident he will get the funds the base needs. Read the full story here. Read more »

Rebuilding Offutt Air Force Base from the devastating March 2019 flood is going to take longer and cost more than engineers first thought, military and congressional sources say. A lot more. Rep. Don Bacon, the former commander of the base’s 55th Wing, said he’s been told by Offutt officials to expect the original estimate of nearly $800 million, calculated within six months… Read more »

Rep. Bacon Tele Town Hall Dec. 8, 2021 Rep. Don Bacon hosted a tele town hall on Wed., Dec. 8, 2021 to discuss the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act, signed into law last month. He was joined by Bryan Slone with the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, Mark McHargue with the Nebraska Farm Bureau, Dr. Ernie Goss, Economics Professor at Creighton… Read more »

OPINION: Recently I gave a speech on the House floor about the Tzedek Association, a Jewish national organization, and their excellent work on getting refugees out of Afghanistan. The reaction the address received inspired me to write this op-ed. Americans from all over the country and around the world have been deeply moved by the efforts of Tzedek’s president, Rabbi Moshe Margaretten,… Read more »