Congressman Don Bacon is against moving SNAP benefits to state level   The federal government continues to make cuts to its budget, and on the state level Nebraska is following suit. Congressman Don Bacon said one federal cut could be a big burden on Nebraska. He said he opposes moving some of the costs of the supplemental nutrition assistance program or SNAP to the… Read more »

Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon reacts to National Security Adviser leaving Trump administration   National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is reportedly leaving his post in the Trump administration. This comes after Waltz came under scrutiny for inadvertently adding an Atlantic reporter to a highly-sensitive Signal chat discussing U.S. military plans in March. KETV… Read more »

I’m a Midwestern Republican. Gutting AmeriCorps hurts America. As a small-government conservative who supports a leaner and more efficient federal bureaucracy, I have cheered President Donald Trump’s efforts to identify and eliminate fraud and waste in Washington. We’ve been spending ourselves into oblivion and getting remarkably little in… Read more »

'Preserves the integrity': Nebraska Rep. Bacon supports $500B in Medicaid cuts As congressional Republicans look to preserve the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon said he's found $500 billion in cuts to Medicaid that he would support. He said he's been through the proposal "line by line" with 12 other… Read more »

Bacon and Crow Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Small Business Owners Save Money Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act would nearly double the maximum SBA loan amount available for energy efficiency investments WASHINGTON — Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Jason Crow (D-CO-06) have introduced bipartisan legislation to help small business owners save money by increasing the federal… Read more »

Vanishing $100 Million: Nebraska health officials decry federal cuts   Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican who represents most of the Omaha metro area, said in a written response that freezing grants and firing personnel should be done with a scalpel, not a sledgehammer, and that money appropriated by Congress must be honored by the White House. “While I agree with the White House… Read more »

Highlander redevelopment transforms north Omaha community   Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon attended the event to celebrate the latest development. "We need to get in more supermarkets and restaurants, so this is a seed that I hope grows into all of north Omaha," he said. https://www.ketv.com/article/north-omaha-redevelopment-transforms-community/64556329 Read more »

Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon shares concern about security of Signal messages   Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon said he's concerned about the security of Signal messages after reports of a second chat involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother where he shared similar details of a March… Read more »

Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon calls for accountability in second Defense Secretary information leak Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon has been vocal about wanting accountability from the Trump Administration following another leak by the Defense Secretary. In an interview with First Alert 6, Rep. Bacon expressed some frustrations toward Secretary Hegseth’s passing of… Read more »

Bacon Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Support Youth Leadership Organizations Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) along Reps. Sanford Bishop (D-GA-02), Don Davis (D-NC-01), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19),  Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17), and David Valadao (R-CA-22) last week introduced the… Read more »