(OMAHA, NE) In preparation for the upcoming Farm Bill and to enhance his work in the House Agriculture Committee, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) conducted an agriculture tour Monday and Tuesday of this week in central Nebraska where he visited with Nebraska farmers and ranchers. He then concluded the tour on Wednesday with a visit to the Cooper Farm Urban Agriculture Education Center in… Read more »

OMAHA, NE — Today, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released dates and locations for his April public town halls, and tentative future town hall locations and timeframes. The Congressman will be holding multiple town halls across the district. The first public town hall is Saturday, April 29 in the Gretna High School Auditorium, 11335 S. 204th Street, from 9:00 a.m. to… Read more »

D.C. — The actions of President Assad in using chemical weapons against his own citizens, including innocent children, is inexcusable and intolerable.  Directly and purposefully attacking civilians and non-combatants must not be ignored. The situation in Syria is extremely complex and both the Assad regime and ISIS are guilty of unfathomable evil against innocent people.… Read more »

D.C. — Today, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) re-introduced the “Kerrie Orozco Act.” The legislation allows the immediate relatives of first responders who die in the line of duty to continue to process their immigration application in a timely manner despite the death of their loved one. “Every time our first responders go to work, put their physical safety… Read more »

 – Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) is co-sponsoring legislation that will give National Guard and Reserve Component forces eligibility for certain benefits available to active duty forces who deploy and perform equivalent duties. H.R. 1384 will provide fairness to those who are fighting alongside America’s active duty forces. The Department of Defense (DoD) was given… Read more »

 – National security is a top priority for Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) and this week he supported a resolution condemning North Korea for development of missiles and toured Guantánamo Bay to get an update on the effectiveness of the facility. H. Res. 92, “Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles,” passed by a… Read more »

 – Yesterday, Rep. Don Bacon returned from a bipartisan day trip to Guantanamo Bay.  The purpose of the travel was to provide Members of Congress, particularly freshmen, and professional staff from the House Armed Services Committee an opportunity to observe detention operations at Joint Task Force – Guantanamo (GTMO). While at GTMO the delegation observed camp… Read more »

 Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement in regards to his vote on S.J. Res 34, pertaining to the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) rules regarding Internet Service Providers (ISP) and the broader internet: “This resolution does not reduce existing consumer privacy protections. Those protections are already afforded to consumers through the… Read more »

 Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) recently voted in favor of two pieces of legislation that reflect his commitment to the care of our nation’s veterans. H.R. 1259 and H.R. 1367 address staffing policies and human resource practices at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). H.R. 1259, “The VA Accountability First Act of 2017” would grant the Secretary of the VA… Read more »

 Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement regarding the non-vote today on the American Health Care Act (AHCA): “Today, a small number of Republicans and one hundred percent of the Democrats torpedoed this legislation, meaning that the disaster created by Obamacare will be here for the indefinite future. The real losers in this are the small… Read more »