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Sodik Safoev meets with US Congressmen

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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).

Bacon-supported bills for Hong Kong advance in the House

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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.

GOP lawmakers offer new election security measure

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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…

Will Trump abandoning the Kurds hurt him politically with former comrades in arms?

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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…

Republican Lawmaker Discusses Turkey Sanctions

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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.

Congressman Bacon Tours Graepel North America, Calls for Urgent USMCA Ratification

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https://www.constructionbusinessowner.com/news/congressman-bacon-tours-graepel-north-america-calls-urgent-usmca-ratification Oct. 9, 2019, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and Graepel North America hosted Congressman Don Bacon (Republican-Nebraska). Representative Bacon met with Graepel North America employees, took a tour of Graepel’s facility, and discussed the…

Military, political leaders applaud start of $32 million Offutt levee improvement project

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https://www.omaha.com/news/military/military-political-leaders-applaud-start-of-million-offutt-levee-improvement/article_67e0b62d-fe56-5014-a374-4482e7b57946.html The construction project that will save Offutt Air Force Base is ready to start. Gov. Pete Ricketts and Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., headlined a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning at Bellevue’s American Heroes Park for a…

Why Open Skies Is An Old Fashioned Treaty Worth Keeping

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https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2019/10/why-open-skies-old-fashioned-treaty-worth-keeping/160496/?oref=d-channeltop Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have expressed alarm about reports that the Trump administration may abandon the Open Skies Treaty. Put into effect in 2002, it allows the United States, Russia, and 32 other countries to conduct short-notice flights over one…

Local reaction to President Trump's proposed biofuels package

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https://www.ketv.com/article/local-reaction-to-president-trumps-proposed-biofuels-package/29371078 OMAHA, Neb. — President Donald Trump announced Friday he plans to do something to help ethanol producers. With half of the corn grown in Nebraska going to ethanol production any help from the administration is welcome. "It's so important to our agriculture economy, particularly our…

Rep. Don Bacon to hold Oct. 5 town hall in Papillion

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https://www.omaha.com/news/politics/rep-don-bacon-to-hold-oct-town-hall-in-papillion/article_ba5d80a8-d453-5078-a310-d844f8976db1.html U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is giving constituents another chance to share questions, comments and criticism with him.