Congressional negotiators have finally reached agreement on a new round of aid to households and businesses hit hard by the COVID crisis. That badly needed assistance, totaling $900 billion, can address a host of needs across the nation and in the Midlands.  In Nebraska, one of the most crucial is helping small businesses get through the next few months. [...] This… Read more »

Omaha, Neb. (KETV) - Up against the clock, the House voting to approve a massive spending bill that will avert a government shutdown at midnight and provide $900 billion in much needed economic relief. The bill now goes to the Senate, and if it passes, is expected to be signed into law by President Trump. Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) says the program will help businesses… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Live entertainment; something those around the country and in Omaha have not been able to witness since March. [...] Help could be on the way. The "Save Our Stages" program might be included in the nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Congressman Don Bacon supports it being included with other small business aid. “I think it’s vital, our live stages, our… Read more »

RELIEF COMING TO AMERICANS AS PART OF PACKAGE NEGOTIATED BY BACON AND PROBLEM SOLVERS Washington, D.C. –Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) and the Problem Solvers Caucus led the way in providing relief to Americans who are hurting because of COVID. The Bipartisan Emergency COVID relief Act of 2020 consists of $892billion of emergency… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) announced tonight that the House will vote tomorrow on the Bipartisan Emergency COVID relief Act of 2020. It consists of $900 billion of emergency assistance for American families, workers and small businesses. “I am proud of the work the Problem Solvers Caucus, that I am a part of, did to break the gridlock on the COVID supplemental and… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Live entertainment; something those around the country and in Omaha have not been able to witness since March. “We are one of the first industries to close, and we will be among the last to fully reopen,” said Joan Squires, President of Omaha Performing… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by Congress this week includes a process to renames military installations named after Confederate soldiers; the provision is similar to legislation drafted by Congressmen Don Bacon (NE-02), a retired brigadier general and nearly 30-year Air Force veteran, and Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), House… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, For Country Caucus Chairs U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) issued the following statement urging the president to sign the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. The House and Senate both adopted the bipartisan final NDAA conference report.     “As members of the bipartisan For Country Caucus,… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Today, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) joined his House colleagues in adopting the conference report to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 by a veto-proof majority vote of 335 to 78. The report is the product of the NDAA Conference Committee, a select group of House Members and Senators who meet to reconcile differences in the defense… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Tuesday, December 1, 2020, the Problem Solvers Caucus and a bipartisan group of Senators announced a four-month bipartisan, bicameral COVID-19 emergency relief framework that will help American students, families, small businesses, workers, and health care providers during this crisis. The Problem Solvers Caucus, 25 Democrats and 25 Republicans, helped develop the… Read more »