Foreign Affairs

Bacon Issues Statement After Netanyahu's Address

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Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued a statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress: "I wholeheartedly welcomed Prime Minister Netanyahu today at the Capitol. He gave an outstanding speech and laid out his commitment to destroy Hamas in Gaza after 3,000 terrorists murdered and raped 1,200 innocent Israelis and guests on October 7…

Bacon Introduces Censure of Rep. Omar

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Washington - Today, Rep Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement when he filed his censure of Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) for her antisemitic remarks: “The recent remarks by Rep. Omar about Jewish American students being pro-genocide shows her increasing disregard for the Jewish people and she is perpetuating and increasing antisemitism in our country. The House of…

Rep. Omar Faces Another Censure Resolution in House

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is again facing censure in the House after referring to some Jewish students at Columbia University as pro-genocide. Omar, who is of Somali heritage and a member of the “Squad,” a faction of extreme left-wing Democrats, made the comments Thursday during a visit to the tent encampment set up by pro-Palestinian protesters at the university. Omar’s daughter, Isra…

Russian propaganda takes hold in U.S. House

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Republicans have sounded alarms over Russian propganda taking hold in the U.S. House of Representatives. “It is absolutely true we see, directly coming from Russia, attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor,” Republican Rep. Mike Turner, chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on…

More than 140 House members join resolution to condemn Iranian regime

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A coalition of more than 140 bipartisan members of the House of Representatives have signed a resolution that condemns the brutality of Iran’s regime, and its attack on Israel as of Tuesday. Iran launched more than 30 missiles and airstrikes against Israel on Saturday, 99% of which were intercepted according to Fox News, after it claimed Israel attacked and killed seven of its forces…

Over 25% of US Essential Medicines at 'Very High Risk' Due to Dependency on China

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Recent findings reveal a concerning dependency on foreign sources for key pharmaceutical ingredients critical to the United States' healthcare system, with a significant focus on China. This dependency places over a quarter of US-designated essential medicines at a 'very high risk,' sparking bipartisan efforts to address the nation's pharmaceutical supply chain…

Home Democrats attempt to drive flooring vote on overseas assist for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

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Home Democrats try to drive a flooring vote on a bipartisan Senate invoice that would supply assist to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, since Home Republican leaders have been resisting strain to take up the laws. https://pressnewsagency.org/home-democrats-attempt-to-drive-flooring-vote-on-overseas-assist-for-ukraine-israel-taiwan/

China now leads world in nuclear and conventional hypersonic missiles, US intelligence warns

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China now has the world’s largest arsenal of hypersonic missiles, missiles capable of striking U.S. targets with nuclear and conventional warheads, a U.S. intelligence analyst told Congress on Tuesday. Russia has also deployed three types of ultra-high-speed maneuvering weapons that can also be equipped with nuclear or conventional warheads and fired the first hypersonic weapon in combat…

Bacon Issues Response to Biden’s SOTU

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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…