WASHINGTON, DC–Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Co-Chairmen of the House Baltic Caucus, announced the first-ever authorization of the Baltic Security Initiative in the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The $175 million authorization will go toward ensuring the security of the Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, which are critical… Read more »

As hard as Kevin McCarthy has hammered the White House over the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, he’s under rising pressure from his right to go further. The House minority leader has repeatedly pushed back on rank-and-file Republicans who want to make a high-stakes call for impeaching Biden over his handling of Afghanistan — a vow that would come due should the GOP… Read more »

Bacon Cosponsors McClain’s Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medals to Fallen Servicemembers  WASHINGTON, D.C. –Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and 157 other cosponsors have joined Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) to introduce legislation posthumously awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. military servicemembers who were killed in Afghanistan last week.  The legislation will award… Read more »

Washington, D.C.  – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after the Pentagon announced the completion of the Afghanistan withdrawal:  “My heart is heavy today, knowing the Biden Administration has left behind thousands of Afghan allies and hundreds of U.S. citizens in Afghanistan, including constituents… Read more »

Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) and his Problem Solvers Caucus colleagues released the following statement, urging President Biden to extend the evacuation deadline in order to rescue as many U.S. citizens and Afghan allies as possible: “As Democrats and Republicans, we stand united in our commitment to protecting U.S. citizens, diplomats, intelligence officers, and our foreign… Read more »

Omaha, Neb. – The most recent statement from Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) on the situation in Kabul:  “Our nation’s prayers go out to those who were injured and to the families of the reported 12 U.S. Servicemen killed in this horrific attack. We also pray for the safety of our troops as we finish carrying out this mission, and for the stranded American citizens and our Afghan… Read more »

Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), a veteran and member of the Armed Services Committee, talked about the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghan refugees. Watch the full interview here. Read more »

Bacon Responds to Final Message from State Dept. to Americans in Afghanistan Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement about  a State Department “last call” notice for American citizens in Afghanistan, received by a constituent and shared with Bacon’s office: “Our administration is leaving potentially thousands of citizens to be held hostage, trapped… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — All five Nebraska U.S. Congressional representatives, Senators Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse and House Representatives Jeff Fortenberry, Don Bacon and Adrian Smith, jointly wrote a letter to President Joe Biden in support of Governor Pete Ricketts's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for portions of Nebraska impacted by severe thunderstorms earlier this… Read more »

President Joe Biden went forward with the quick military withdrawal from Afghanistan to meet a campaign promise and the situation created the "worst security debacle in our generation," Rep. Don Bacon, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, told Newsmax Monday. "It's been a disaster and the DOD (Department of Defense) and the intelligence community did advise against this… Read more »