Bacon stresses respect for court rulings, support of 'checks and balances
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Wednesday stressed the importance of respecting court rulings and following judge’s orders as President Trump and his allies suggest the U.S. district court judge that halted deportation flights should be forced off the… Read more »
Bacon Issues Statement on Trump’s Address
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after President Trump’s address to the joint session of Congress.
“President Trump ran and won on a platform of raising wages, lowering inflation, slashing government spending, securing the border, gaining energy independence, and increasing our national deterrence to… Read more »
Nebraska congressman says there needs to be a ‘balanced’ approach with immigration enforcement
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Congress is considering an important bill not only to stop malicious cruelty, but to make our communities safer. The FIGHT Act, S. 1529, by Senator John Kennedy, R-La., and H.R. 2742, by Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., would bolster federal enforcement efforts to crack down on the scourges of illegal dogfighting and… Read more »
Bacon Issues Response to Biden’s SOTU
Washington. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following response after President Biden’s State of the Union Address:
"Pres. Biden missed the mark tonight on border security and inflation. He failed to acknowledge his responsibly for the mess at our borders. He ended the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy; he sued the State of Texas for protecting itself… Read more »
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers released a $66.3 billion foreign aid and border package Friday that backers hope will be an alternative to the Senate-passed national security supplemental.
The newly unveiled legislation includes military-only assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — a departure from the $95.3 billion bill championed by senators that also has money designated… Read more »
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 »
Bacon’s Statement on 2023 State of the Union
Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union address:
“Tonight, the President tried to claim that the economy is booming but more American families are saying they are worse off financially. Gas has gone up over a dollar since he took office; December is the… Read more »
Republican Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska joins SiriusXM's Julie Mason to discuss immigration and the southern border crisis.
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House Democrats and Republicans unveiled legislation that would block President Joe Biden from ending Title 42, the regulation that makes it easier for the federal government to deport illegal aliens and border crossers.
Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX) introduced the House version of Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Kyrsten Sinema’s (D-AZ) legislation that would… Read more »