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Don Bacon votes yes on Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill': 'No bill is going to be perfect'

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Don Bacon votes yes on Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill': 'No bill is going to be perfect' Weighing it all, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon said in the end he saw more good than bad in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The Republican congressman representing the Omaha-based 2nd District on Thursday supported the bill carrying Trump’s agenda — including extending tax cuts, increasing…

Top lawmaker wants more progress on EW capabilities across services

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Top lawmaker wants more progress on EW capabilities across services “We’ve made some progress this year [but] here’s my concern: there’s a lot of studies and there’s a lot of paper, but paper doesn’t jam and paper doesn’t hit missiles,” Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said Tuesday during an event hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. “We need to have more capability output, and…

Bacon praises Trump decision to bomb Iran nuclear sites and says Iran’s capabilities are depleted

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Bacon praises Trump decision to bomb Iran nuclear sites and says Iran’s capabilities are depleted Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon said the U.S. military is in a strong position to respond to Iranian retaliation following President Donald Trump’s decision to attack the country. In a press call Monday afternoon, Bacon praised Trump’s…

Congressman Don Bacon's office provides insight into process of ICE operation in south Omaha

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Congressman Don Bacon's office provides insight into process of ICE operation in south Omaha Dozens of people were detained during the raid at Glenn Valley Foods on Tuesday. The operation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Congressman Don Bacon's deputy chief of staff of district operations, James Wright, said as of Wednesday morning, 74 people were still in…

Republican rep indicates he will be 'a no' on Trump-backed rescissions measure if AIDS relief cut

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Republican rep indicates he will be 'a no' on Trump-backed rescissions measure if AIDS relief cut As the Trump administration and congressional Republicans eye passage of a rescission proposal, Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican who doesn't shy away from bucking President Donald Trump, has indicated that he won't support it if it guts an AIDS relief program. The…

Families remember the fallen in ceremony at Omaha’s Memorial Park

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Families remember the fallen in ceremony at Omaha’s Memorial Park For U.S. Congressman Don Bacon, this day is also personal. “I knew seven personally that lost their lives in the middle east, mainly Iraq and Afghanistan,” Bacon said. “I had one friend killed at Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, so I think about the seven that I’ve personally…

House Republican Praises Trump for ‘First Half’ of Truth Social Post Attacking Putin: ‘The Rest Is Dumb’

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House Republican Praises Trump for ‘First Half’ of Truth Social Post Attacking Putin: ‘The Rest Is Dumb’ Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) praised and then criticized President Donald Trump for his Truth Social attack of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Following Russia’s latest aerial attack on Ukraine, Trump sent a post late Sunday night accusing Putin of going “crazy.”…

GOP congressman confirms Hegseth ordered pause in cyber operations against Russia, despite Pentagon denial

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GOP congressman confirms Hegseth ordered pause in cyber operations against Russia, despite Pentagon denial Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said the U.S. government halted cyber operations against Russia for one day in February as President Trump was trying to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, confirming CBS News reporting at the time and undercutting statements of denial…

Unleashing America’s Hydrogen Potential to Achieve Energy Dominance

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Unleashing America’s Hydrogen Potential to Achieve Energy Dominance Since reassuming office, President Trump has moved swiftly to implement his Unleashing American Energy agenda, prioritizing energy abundance, infrastructure expansion and strengthened domestic supply chains. Personnel is policy, and the President’s appointments to lead on energy—including Doug Burgum…

Rep. Bacon says farmers ‘already seeing an impact from tariffs,’ calls for opening trade

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Rep. Bacon says farmers ‘already seeing an impact from tariffs,’ calls for opening trade Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said farmers in his state and across the Midwest are “already seeing” the impacts of President Trump’s tariffs and called for the country to open agricultural trade with other countries to support the industry.  Bacon joined NewsNation’s “The Hill…