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Sodik Safoev meets with US Congressmen

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http://www.uzdaily.com/en/post/52652 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – On 22 October 2019 in the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Sodik Safoev, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, met with Congressmen Trent Kelly (Mississippi) and Don Bacon (Nebraska).

Bacon-supported bills for Hong Kong advance in the House

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https://riponadvance.com/stories/bacon-supported-bills-for-hong-kong-advance-in-the-house/ On Oct. 15, the U.S. House of Representatives approved two bills and two resolutions cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) regarding Hong Kong.

GOP lawmakers offer new election security measure

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https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/466426-gop-lawmakers-offer-new-election-security-measure#.XavX4IV2nR4.twitter A group of House Republicans introduced legislation Friday to reduce foreign interference in U.S. elections, including by making online political ads more transparent. Republican co-sponsors of the Honest Elections Act include Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.), Don Bacon…

Bacon Supports Honest Elections; Decries Trojan Horse Shield Act

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 – Today, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) voted against the House Democrats’ “Shield Act” and showed his commitment to safe-guarding elections from foreign influence and to protecting the first amendment rights of Americans by supporting and co-sponsoring the “Honest Elections Act.”  The “Honest Elections Act” was introduced last…

Legislative Update: Multiple Legislation Cosponsored by Bacon Passes VA Committee and the House of Representatives

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 – Last week, multiple legislation cosponsored by Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) passed the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the House of Representatives. The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee passed H.R. 3749, the Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act. Today, Rep. Bacon released the following statement regarding H.R. 3749: “Through the…

Bacon Votes Against Motion To Table House Resolution Condemning and Censuring Schiff

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Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after voting against the motion to table House Resolution 604, which would have condemned and censured Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-28): "Tonight, I voted against the motion to table the House resolution that would condemn and censure Adam Schiff for misleading the American people. Schiff falsely claimed there was evidence of…

Will Trump abandoning the Kurds hurt him politically with former comrades in arms?

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https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/how-might-trumps-withdrawal-of-kurd-support-in-syria-impact-support-among-military With President Donald Trump in essence abandoning former Kurdish allies in northern Syria who helped the U.S. beat back ISIS over the last half decade, some Republican lawmakers who served in the military and outside advocacy groups are divided whether the policy could…

Republican Lawmaker Discusses Turkey Sanctions

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https://wamu.org/story/19/10/14/republican-lawmaker-discusses-turkey-sanctions/ NPR’s Audie Cornish interviews Republican Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska about sanctions against Turkey over the country’s attack on the Kurdish allies of the U.S. in Syria.

Congressman Bacon Tours Graepel North America, Calls for Urgent USMCA Ratification

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https://www.constructionbusinessowner.com/news/congressman-bacon-tours-graepel-north-america-calls-urgent-usmca-ratification Oct. 9, 2019, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and Graepel North America hosted Congressman Don Bacon (Republican-Nebraska). Representative Bacon met with Graepel North America employees, took a tour of Graepel’s facility, and discussed the…

Military, political leaders applaud start of $32 million Offutt levee improvement project

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https://www.omaha.com/news/military/military-political-leaders-applaud-start-of-million-offutt-levee-improvement/article_67e0b62d-fe56-5014-a374-4482e7b57946.html The construction project that will save Offutt Air Force Base is ready to start. Gov. Pete Ricketts and Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., headlined a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning at Bellevue’s American Heroes Park for a…