Bacon Votes to Secure Border “Our border is hard broke…”  Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued a statement regarding his yes vote on H.R. 2 the Secure the Border Act of 2023: “Our border is hard broke under this Administration. A thousand migrants died last year crossing the border, nearly 100,000 Americans died from Fentanyl, and half of the women coming to the United… Read more »

Rep. Bacon Leads Bipartisan Bill to Help Disabled Veterans   WASHINGTON, DC— Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), alongside Rep. Pappas (NH-01), introduced the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act. H.R. 2818 would increase the amount of funding available to disabled veterans for improvements and structural alterations provided to them by the Department of Veteran Affairs for… Read more »

Bacon Provides More Details on Biden Zeroing Out Bomb Sniffing Program Biden Zeroed Out Program in FY’24 Budget Request   Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) is hearing more from law enforcement in Douglas County and Omaha about a crucial program for them being zeroed out by President Bien in his budget request- The Canine Reimbursement Program, which provides funds for local… Read more »

Bacon, Strickland Introduce Bill to Help Military Life Insurance Keep Pace with Economic Trends   WASHINGTON – Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10) today introduced the Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would help ensure life insurance packages for servicemembers and veterans account for changes in… Read more »

Rep. Bacon Leads Bipartisan Bill to Help Postpartum Women   WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02), alongside Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-At Large), Terri Sewell (D-AL-070), Susan Wild (D-PA-07), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), reintroduced H.R.2480, the Optimizing Postpartum… Read more »

Bacon Votes to Control Ballooning Debt Washington. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after voting for Speaker McCarthy’s debt ceiling legislation: “The passage of this bill puts the ball in the President’s and Schumer’s court to start negotiating. Their stance of refusing to negotiate is being criticized by a large majority of Americans because it is not right. In… Read more »

Bacon, Salinas Introduce Bipartisan Fight Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Animal Trafficking Act FIGHT Act would crack down on illegal cockfighting, dogfighting. Washington – Yesterday, Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) introduced the Fight Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Animal Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, a bipartisan bill to crack down on… Read more »

Bacon, Panetta, Klobuchar Host Presser on Resolution Condemning Russian Kidnapping of Ukrainian Children  Washington– Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) hosted  a press conference to discuss their House Concurrent Resolution Condemning Russian Kidnapping of Ukrainian Children and the Senate companion. Since February 24, 2022,… Read more »

Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) has requested funding for the Canine Reimbursement Program, after President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request shows the program ‘zeroed out.’ The Canine Reimbursement Program provides funds for local law enforcement agencies to partner with TSA to train their bomb-sniffing dogs and handlers.   Bacon’s Homeland Security Appropriations… Read more »

Bacon Recognizes Art Educator for Women’s History Month Washington - In honor of Women’s History Month, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) will recognize Deborah Bowers Kippley for her years of dedicated public service in the state of Nebraska. As an arts educator, Bacon notes that Debbie’s leadership, skills, and initiatives have benefited the minds of Nebraska’s youth for decades. Kippley… Read more »