Bacon Issues Statement Following President Trump’s State of the Union Address Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement after President Trump delivered his State of the Union address: “The President highlighted several real accomplishments that are strengthening our economy and improving the lives of the American people. The border is secure, violent… Read more »

Bacon Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Tariffs Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled on the Administration’s broad-based tariffs: “The Constitution’s checks and balances still work. Article One gives tariff authority to Congress. This was a common-sense and straightforward ruling by the Supreme Court. I feel… Read more »

'The Constitution was defended today': GOP Congressman reacts to Supreme Court tariff ruling     CNN's Brianna Keilar gets Republican Congressman Don Bacon's reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe. Bacon says if President Trump moves ahead with his newly invoked… Read more »

Lawmakers from Nebraska, Iowa respond to US Supreme Court tariff decision On Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs. In the hours after the ruling was announced, lawmakers in Nebraska and Iowa voiced their thoughts on the decision. "The Constitution’s checks and balances still work. Article One gives tariff… Read more »

‘I feel vindicated’: Anti-tariff Republicans cheer as Supreme Court checks Trump Republican tariff skeptics on Capitol Hill celebrated Friday after the Supreme Court struck down the core authority behind President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs — dealing a blow to a major plank of the president’s agenda but offering a welcome off-ramp to GOP lawmakers who viewed the… Read more »

Republican Don Bacon warns Trump: No tariff bailout coming from Congress     Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) won’t support a push by Republican colleagues to codify President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs into law, signaling a bailout is not coming from Congress after the Supreme Court overturned them on Friday. “Oh, I… Read more »

Bacon Reappointed to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced he was reappointed to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. The Council serves as the board of trustees for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the nation’s official memorial to those who died during the Holocaust. The Museum is dedicated to the documentation, study, and… Read more »

Bacon, Carbajal Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Workplace Protections for Cargo Pilots WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and John Garamendi (D-CA-08), introduced the Safe Skies Act, a bipartisan bill to improve workplace protections for cargo pilots.  Under current law, cargo… Read more »

Bacon, Fischer, Hickenlooper Reintroduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Foster Care Legislation Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) and U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation, H.R. 7419, the Foster Care Stabilization Act, to provide children in pre-placement foster care with better access to essential supplies like… Read more »

House blows open gates on tariff war   The House is now going to have open season on President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Trump suffered a serious political blow Tuesday night when the House voted down a rule blocking members from offering resolutions to end the numerous tariffs the president has levied since returning to office. GOP Reps. Don Bacon (Neb.), Thomas Massie… Read more »