Nebraska 2nd District Congressman Don Bacon released this statement following today’s shooting in Alexandria, Virginia that injured House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, two Capitol Police officers and an aide. “My thoughts and prayers are with Congressman Scalise and the others injured today and I pray for their quick recovery. I also want to thank the Capital Police for their… Read more »

Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement in regards to the shooting this morning involving Congressman Steve Scalise and others: “My thoughts and prayers are with Congressman Scalise and the others injured today and I pray for their quick recovery. I also want to thank the Capital Police for their heroic actions. Congressman Scalise is a great leader in Congress and a… Read more »

The American Health Care Act passed in the U.S. House earlier this month is being met with a lot of criticism.   Congressman Don Bacon is working to clear up the confusion. Congressman Bacon says, “The area that has been attacked the most is pre-existing conditions and it is a false attack. It is clearly written in the bill that if you have pre-existing conditions you… Read more »

The Omaha Press Club held a special Noon Forum earlier this week focused on Congressman Don Bacon and his first 100 days in office. Bacon is a freshman congressman who represents Omaha’s second congressional district and is a member of the republican majority.  At the Noon Forum he spoke about his priorities and what he thinks the majority can accomplish.   He… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Congressman Don Bacon this week honored law enforcement members of the Second Congressional District as part of National Police Week, which is May 14 through May 20, by recognizing law enforcement during a speech on the House floor and encouraging attendees at his last town hall to wear blue. “Our men and women in blue are driven to serve the public and… Read more »

(Gray DC) There could be good news for farmers looking to participate in a popular federal land conservation program. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking to expand the Conservation Reserve Program or CRP in the next farm bill. The CRP is a federal program that awards money to farmers, requiring them to stop production on their land for 10-15 year intervals to… Read more »

Maury Salz, president, CLAAS Omaha Inc., takes Rep. Bacon on tour of the company's state-of-the-art assembly facility in Omaha. The 2017 I Make America tour got underway at CLAAS of America last Thursday with a visit from first-term Congressman Don Bacon. To support this year’s tour and its theme (“Our Products, Our Jobs”), CLAAS hosted its… Read more »

Don Bacon spent his 29-year military career pursuing lofty dreams in the wild blue yonder, at one point serving as commander of the 55th Air Wing at Offutt Air Force Base and eventually retiring as a USAF brigadier general in 2014. What many constituents may not know about the freshman Republican congressman from Papillion, however, is that he grew up with his feet squarely on the ground… Read more »

President Donald Trump’s decision to strike a Syrian air base with cruise missiles last week was an appropriate response to the Syrian government’s recent use of sarin gas in attacking the town of Khan Sheikhoun, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said Tuesday in Hastings. “I thought it was appropriate, it was proportional,” Bacon said in an interview with the Tribune… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -- Urban Agriculture sounds like a term at odds with itself but it's a growing phenomenon and it's growing right here in the metro. Dr. Ann Bartuska, Acting Under Secretary of the USDA, was leading the charge Wednesday, helping to shine new light on the topic in Omaha. According the Ag Department, "small community gardens, urban farms that span several city… Read more »