https://www.graydc.com/content/news/White-House-makes-USMCA-push-as-Congress-considers-impeachment-565163762.html WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- The Trump Administration turns its attention to trade as lawmakers on Capitol Hill mull over presidential impeachment. The administration is urging Congress to focus on passing the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a rewrite of the North… Read more »

https://riponadvance.com/stories/bacon-sponsors-bipartisan-legislation-to-bolster-nationwide-biopreparedness/ Newly introduced bipartisan legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) would expand the list of federally approved medical countermeasures that could be used to protect first responders and healthcare professionals during a nationwide health emergency. Read more »

https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/kids-honor-vets-at-west-omaha-catholic-school At Saint Wenceslaus Catholic School on Monday, it was a day to say thank you. "We will always need the serviceman and servicewoman to defend this country, because there will always be people out there that will be greedy that have an ideology they want to impose on us or just full of hate,” says… Read more »

https://www.omahadailyrecord.com/content/omaha-receives-169m-grant-120th-street-widening-project The City of Omaha received a $16.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to widen 120th Street to four lanes. The decision was announced last Wednesday in a joint statement by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer and U.S. Rep. Don Bacon. The funding comes from the Better Utilizing… Read more »

https://nebraska.tv/news/local/national-and-state-lawmakers-focus-on-family-caregivers "Congressman Don Bacon and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry have recently cosponsored legislation in the House of Representatives to support family caregivers and to educate professionals about hospice and palliative care. Now, these bills are moving to the Senate for approval," said Chentland. Read more »

http://www.uzdaily.com/en/post/52652 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – On 22 October 2019 in the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Sodik Safoev, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, met with Congressmen Trent Kelly (Mississippi) and Don Bacon (Nebraska). Read more »

https://riponadvance.com/stories/bacon-supported-bills-for-hong-kong-advance-in-the-house/ On Oct. 15, the U.S. House of Representatives approved two bills and two resolutions cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) regarding Hong Kong. Read more »

https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/466426-gop-lawmakers-offer-new-election-security-measure#.XavX4IV2nR4.twitter A group of House Republicans introduced legislation Friday to reduce foreign interference in U.S. elections, including by making online political ads more transparent. Republican co-sponsors of the Honest Elections Act include Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.), Don Bacon… Read more »

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/how-might-trumps-withdrawal-of-kurd-support-in-syria-impact-support-among-military With President Donald Trump in essence abandoning former Kurdish allies in northern Syria who helped the U.S. beat back ISIS over the last half decade, some Republican lawmakers who served in the military and outside advocacy groups are divided whether the policy could… Read more »

https://wamu.org/story/19/10/14/republican-lawmaker-discusses-turkey-sanctions/ NPR’s Audie Cornish interviews Republican Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska about sanctions against Turkey over the country’s attack on the Kurdish allies of the U.S. in Syria. Read more »