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Bacon on Ukraine: Expect the unexpected

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Amid various and uncertain reports that Russia is slowly backing away from the Ukrainian border, Omaha Congressman Don Bacon warns that if Russia invades, the fall-out and outcome are uncertain at best.   The retired one-star general isn’t happy with the White House’s handling of the situation in Ukraine and the Republican lawmaker says all involved should be expecting the…

Bill would add Holocaust, other acts of genocide to Nebraska's multicultural education

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The Holocaust and other acts of genocide would be added to Nebraska's existing multicultural education curriculum under a bill being considered by state lawmakers.  Currently, the state has a requirement to provide multicultural education to K-12 students, focusing on the “culture, history and contributions” of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and Asian…

JACOBS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS

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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) introduced the School Resource Officer Act of 2022 to provide additional funds to support School Resource Officers. The legislation was originally cosponsored by Representatives Stefanik (NY-21), Newhouse (WA-04), Bacon (NE-02), and Bost (IL-12). Read the full story here.

Seventeen lawmakers write to Biden urging reinstatement of Houthi terrorist designation

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In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden and obtained by Jewish Insider, a bipartisan group of 17 members of Congress urged the White House to redesignate the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The members also argued that withdrawing the Houthis’ prior FTO designation “has done little” to improve the humanitarian situation in Yemen and only fueled further…

Cost of Rebuilding Offutt Will Top $1B, Congressman Says

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Inflation, imperfect early estimates, and rising construction costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have combined to significantly raise the expected cost of rebuilding Offutt Air Force Base from the floods of 2019, said the Nebraska lawmaker who represents the base in Congress. In an interview, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.)—a retired USAF brigadier general—said the new…

GOP’s Don Bacon on Killing Keystone: Biden Approves a Russian Pipeline and Cancels Ours -- 'It’s Outrageous’

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(CNSNews.com) – During a screening and panel discussion of the Media Research Center’s new documentary on the Keystone XL pipeline,  House Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) detailed how the canceling of the pipeline by President Biden is hurting workers and the economy in Nebraska. He also stressed that it was “outrageous” for Biden to support Russia’s Nord Stream 2…

UNO to receive $1.1 million STEM grant

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -U.S. Senator Deb Fischer and U.S. Representative Don Bacon have announced the University of Nebraska at Omaha will receive a $1.1 million federal grant from the National Science Foundation. The merit-based grant will support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning in Omaha and will focus on partnerships between UNO and local schools to prepare…