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Bacon Issues Statement on September 11 Anniversary

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OMAHA, NE- Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement in regards to the anniversary of the September 11th attacks: "Seventeen years ago today, terrorists attempted to destroy our great nation with acts of violence meant to strike fear in everyone by murdering innocent men, women and children. While 2977 innocent lives were lost, Americans did not allow the tragic…

House Passes Eleven Bills to Better Secure America, Bacon Original Co-sponsor for Three of Them

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 – Tuesday, the House passed eleven bills to better secure our homeland by improving our nation’s defenses and staying ahead of ever-evolving threats. Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement regarding three of those bills as he is an original cosponsor of them. H.R. 5869 and H.R. 6400 were passed unanimously. H.R. 6439 passed by a…

Reps. Bacon and Carbajal First to Complete Bipartisan Policy Center Exchange Visits

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OMAHA, NE- Congressmen Don Bacon (NE-02) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) were the first members of the 115th Congress to complete an exchange of visits to each other’s district through the Bipartisan Policy Center. Rep. Bacon visited the 24th district in California last week, while Rep. Carbajal visited the second district last May. Both members have learned a lot…

Bacon Issues Statement on Preliminary Agreement with Mexico

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OMAHA, NE- Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement in regards to the President’s announcement of a preliminary trade agreement with Mexico: “Trade agreements are vital to Nebraska’s economy and today’s announcement by the President of an agreement with Mexico to change parts of NAFTA is good news. In 2016, our corn exports to Mexico were…

Rep Bacon Statement on Mollie Tibbetts

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  OMAHA, NE - Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement regarding the death of Mollie Tibbetts: "The murder of Mollie Tibbetts is tragic and our hearts go out to her family and friends. The fact that the confessed murderer was in our country illegally, once again makes clear that we must enforce the rule of law and secure our borders. I’ve voted…

Rep. Bacon Joins President and Other House Members for Signing of 2019 NDAA

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FORT DRUM, NY- Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today joined four of his House colleagues at Fort Drum in upstate New York to participate in the Presidential signing into law the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19 NDAA). The FY19 NDAA includes legislation introduced by Rep. Bacon to ensure Gold Star families have access to military…

Bacon Issues Statement on ICE Raids

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OMAHA, NE- Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today issued a statement regarding yesterday’s ICE raids in Nebraska:  Yesterday’s ICE raid confirms we need to fix our immigration system. The allegations by ICE that these employers are taking advantage of undocumented workers is a serious charge. If true, these actions are labor trafficking, which takes advantage of vulnerable…

Bacons Statement on 2019 NDAA

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Bacon’s Statement on 2019 NDAA Today, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) and his colleagues in the House adopted the conference report to accompany the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 359 to 54. The report is the result of the NDAA Conference, which is a group of House Members and Senators who meet to reconcile the defense bills passed by each house of…

Bacon Fights for Funding to Replace 57-Year-Old Planes at Offutt

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The text of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was released today by the House and Senate Conference Committee. Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) served on the committee for the second year in a row, and worked to convince House leadership and conference members to secure funding for OC-135s. “It was great to work with Senator Deb Fischer (NE) to ensure the…

Rep. Bacon to Host Tenth Town Hall of First Term

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OMAHA, NE –  Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) will host his tenth town hall on Monday, July 30 at the Valley Veterans’ Club in Valley, NE from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The town hall is open to residents of the Second Congressional District. “These town halls have provided an opportunity for me to talk with constituents on what is happening in Washington and the chance…