OMAHA, NE – Staff members from Congressman Don Bacon’s (NE-02) District office will join Volunteers Assisting Seniors (VAS) at several Medicare Open Enrollment events throughout the district, to provide seniors additional information about federal programs to assist with their transition into retirement. Medicare Open… Read more »

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2019/10/why-open-skies-old-fashioned-treaty-worth-keeping/160496/?oref=d-channeltop Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have expressed alarm about reports that the Trump administration may abandon the Open Skies Treaty. Put into effect in 2002, it allows the United States, Russia, and 32 other countries to conduct short-notice flights over one… Read more »

OMAHA, NE – Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement regarding the importance of the Open Skies Treaty: “The Open Skies Treaty promotes understanding, trust and stability among the 34 member nations. As a signatory to the treaty, we get valuable access to Russian airspace and military airfields on short notice. Planned upgrades to our… Read more »

https://www.ketv.com/article/local-reaction-to-president-trumps-proposed-biofuels-package/29371078 OMAHA, Neb. — President Donald Trump announced Friday he plans to do something to help ethanol producers. With half of the corn grown in Nebraska going to ethanol production any help from the administration is welcome. "It's so important to our agriculture economy, particularly our… Read more »

https://www.omaha.com/news/politics/rep-don-bacon-to-hold-oct-town-hall-in-papillion/article_ba5d80a8-d453-5078-a310-d844f8976db1.html U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is giving constituents another chance to share questions, comments and criticism with him. Read more »

Today, bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) that will help the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) improve the screening experience for pregnant women and young families, passed the House without opposition. The two pieces of legislation are the H.R. 3246 Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019 and H.R. 3694 Helping Families Fly Act of… Read more »

Today, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) was named by the House of Representatives as a conferee to the fiscal year (FY) 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference committee. A conference committee resolves the differences between Senate and House versions of the same bill, and this is Rep. Bacon’s third consecutive appointment. Rep. Bacon previously served on… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) and his staff will be hosting an Emergency Preparedness Event on September 21, 2019 for individuals and families in the 2nd Congressional District to connect with agencies and organizations who will educate them on how to be prepared in the event of an emergency or disaster. This free event will be held at the Omaha Public Library, Millard Branch from 1:00… Read more »

https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/congressman-don-bacon-returns-from-border-says-congress-must-act OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Congressman Bacon mentioned maybe a dozen times that there absolutely is a crisis at the border, saying we're on the path for 1.5 million people to cross the border illegally, or seek asylum. To help with this, Rep. Bacon says the country needs resources down south. Read more »

https://www.ketv.com/article/us-rep-don-bacon-calls-for-compromise-in-border-battle/28941744 OMAHA, Neb. - Rep. Don Bacon said he supports the Department of Defense's move to shift $3 billion in military construction funds to pay for wall projects on Mexico's border, saying what's happening there is a security crisis. Read more »