Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01) released a statement following their ‘yea’ vote and successful advocacy to remove Ebola funding cuts from the rescissions package:
“I worked to ensure life-saving Ebola funding was not cut as part of this rescissions package, enabling me to now vote to rescind nearly $15 billion in wasteful spending.… Read more »
Today Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released a statement following the announcement of a new Drug Enforcement Administration Division Office in Omaha, Nebraska:
“The decision to designate Omaha as the location for a new DEA Division Office will facilitate greater criminal case and information sharing, as well as coordination throughout the Midwest and with local, tribal, and state… Read more »
Today, a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), Congressman John Rutherford (FL-04), and the original cosponsors of the STOP School Violence Act (H.R. 4909), sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions asking that the Department of Justice work quickly to release guidance for the school security… Read more »
Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released a statement following passage of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
“This year’s NDAA provides critical investments, reforms, and advancements for our military forces. More than $117 billion of increased funding in this bill will provide resources needed to repair and replace equipment, improve training, and restore… Read more »
U.S. Representatives and combat veterans Don Bacon (R-NE), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mike Coffman (R-CO), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), submitted a proposed bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to amend the House Joint Resolution 118, Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and… Read more »
Today Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement after the House failed to pass the 2018 Farm Bill:
“I am disappointed that my House colleagues failed to pass the Farm Bill. As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, we held many hearings and debated for 6 hours to get this Farm Bill right. Because this bill failed, there are nearly 40 programs that do… Read more »
Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), member of the House Armed Services Committee, had several legislative priorities adopted during the Committee’s markup and consideration of H.R. 5515, the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Markup is when a committee debates proposed legislation.
Rep. Bacon, an Air Force veteran and retired Brigadier General, is a… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don Bacon’s (NE-02) third bill, H.R. 4754, the bipartisan Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act, passed by voice vote.
Time is money for all businesses, but even more so for small businesses. Requests for equitable adjustments to a contract, more commonly known as change orders, are abundant on federal construction projects.… Read more »
Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement in regards to the agreement between South and North Korea:
“I remain hopeful regarding the agreement between North and South Korea to take steps toward ending their decades long war. The President has done a great job setting conditions for progress. However, I will retain the same cautionary approach to matters with… Read more »
Last night, a resolution introduced by Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) and fellow co-chairs of the Congressional Soccer Caucus Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), Rep. Darin LaHood (IL-18), and Rep. Ruben Kihuen (NV-04) passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 392 to 3. This resolution, H.Con.Res. 111, expresses the House of Representative’s support for North America’s united… Read more »
