Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) will be joined by retired French Language Educator Pam Kooiker to hear His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic at a Joint Meeting of Congress in Washington D.C. on April 25. Kooiker taught French and other subjects at different schools in the Second Congressional District for a combined total of nearly 40 years. Ms. Kooiker… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) has introduced H.R. 5553, the Loya-Sears Warrior Transition Assistance Reform Act. Ryan Loya and Jeremy Sears were both Marine Corps Sergeants who served in combat together.  Each suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from the same IED explosion and were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress (PTS). Ryan is now living in New York City and successfully… Read more »

Bill will call attention to the prevalence of post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries among the military and veteran populations, and the significant impact these untreated injuries have on servicemembers, family members, and communities at large. Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02) has introduced the bipartisan Speed Warrior Outcomes, Research, Detection and Diagnosis (SWORDD)… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) voted in support of the 2018 Farm Bill in the House Agriculture Committee today: “I voted today in favor of the 2018 Farm Bill because it provides our farmers and ranchers with the resources they need to continue expanding our nation’s ag economy. Included in this Farm Bill were priorities I have supported throughout my time in Congress including… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02), House Armed Services Committee member and Electronic Warfare Working Group Co-Chair, has introduced the bipartisan H.R. 5522, Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Readiness Act of 2018 (JEMSORA), one of his 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) priorities. Original co-sponsors of this… Read more »

OMAHA, NE- Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement on the president's announcement of U.S. military strikes in Syria:  "I support the president’s actions to join our allies, Great Britain and France, to engage in targeted airstrikes on Assad’s chemical weapons facilities. The horrific acts committed by Assad against his own people must be addressed… Read more »

Today Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced H.R. 5482, the Military Biodefense Readiness and Protection Act of 2018, one of his 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) priorities. “The United States must be ready to respond to today’s evolving threats. This bill will require the Department of Defense to focus on ensuring our servicemembers can defend… Read more »

Today Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), member of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement regarding the introduction of this year’s Farm Bill: “The Farm Bill provides our farmers and ranchers the resources they need to expand our nation’s robust agriculture economy. In Nebraska, one out of every four jobs are related to the agricultural sector.… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement after meeting with President Trump about impact of tariffs on Nebraska: “I told President Trump that our farm prices are significantly down. Our farmers and ranchers in Nebraska cannot take much more and we need to protect our nation’s ag economy. It is important that our trade deals promote our state’s… Read more »

OMAHA, NE- Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released a statement following the announcement of possible additional tariffs on Chinese products: “For too long the Chinese government has been stealing the intellectual property and trade secrets of U.S. companies, while dumping cheap products into the American market undercutting the value of what is produced here.  I encourage the… Read more »