In a strong show of support for our nation’s veterans, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) voted on September 13 in favor of the Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations bill. This historic bill includes $86.5 billion in discretionary funding, an increase of $5 billion above the 2018 fiscal year. It was passed by the House and Senate and is awaiting the President’s… Read more »

Bipartisan bill would authorize grants for Veterans Resource Centers to advise, assist, and support military-connected students  This week, Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the Veterans Resource Center Act. The legislation authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide federal grants to public universities to establish,… Read more »

Tackling the issue of Sexual Assault has been a priority of Congressman Don Bacon’s (NE-02) dating back to his years in the Air Force. As a Commander at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, he implemented what was later ranked by the Air Force as the number one sexual assault response program in the USAF. Today, he joined Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08), John Faso (NY-19), Steve… Read more »

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… Read more »

 – 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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

  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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »