Thousands of Americans continue to face long waits for the approval of their SNAP benefits. State SNAP agencies are struggling to keep up a backlog of SNAP applications, and some lawmakers are saying enough is enough.
Per U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines, states have 30 days to process regular SNAP applications and seven days for expedited cases. However, some people… Read more »
The Healthcare Workforce Coalition, whose founding members include the AHA, Nov. 3 applauded Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Reps. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., and Don Bacon, R-Neb., for reintroducing the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, legislation that would recapture up to 40,000 unused employment visas — 25,000 for nurses and 15,000 for physicians. It… Read more »
When U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-LA, was elected Speaker of the House on Oct. 25 a sigh of relief could be heard from veteran lawmakers and agricultural observers. Congress might now be able to move forward on key legislation including the farm bill.
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-NE, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, praised Johnson’s selection. He called Johnson, who serves the… Read more »
For the fourth time, a 12-year-old boy from Nebraska packs up his belongings and prepares to move in with his new adoptive family with hopes that this time, it will be permanent. In Arizona, a 16-year-old girl in foster care lies in bed at night wondering if she’ll ever find an adoptive family before aging out of the foster care system on her 21st birthday, and what her options will be if… Read more »
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) recently introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would reauthorize, modernize, and increase authorization levels for programs under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.
“Having a caring and safe place to sleep, eat, grow, and study is crucial for any young person’s development,” Sen. Collins said. “Our bipartisan… Read more »
(WOWT) - All five Congressmen from Nebraska and western Iowa voted Thursday to send millions in aid to Israel as the war with Hamas rages on.
The final vote on HR-6126 was 226-196, mostly along party lines, to approve a military package worth nearly $14.5 billion in the first House vote under new Speaker Mike Johnson.
Only a dozen Democrats voted… Read more »
Military members and their families could see improved housing, better child care services and easier access to school meal support under a series of bills making their way through the legislative process.
For example, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) introduced a bill to help military families with housing. The bill is included in the House National Defense… Read more »
Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) sits on the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, giving him a 360-degree perspective on both the context surrounding Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre in Israel and its aftermath.
“At the end of the day, this administration has an Iran policy problem,” Waltz said of the White House’s reported efforts to appease Iran in exchange for restarting… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — After a chaotic three weeks, the U.S. House of Representatives finally elected a new Speaker of the House with Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson claiming the gavel.
Congressman Don Bacon describes the new speaker as a "decent" man.
“To me, he sounds very Reagan-esque when he talks about ‘our better days are ahead of us,' protecting this institution, the need for… Read more »
A member of the House Ag Committee says he’s reaffirming his priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill as lawmakers continue to draft the legislation.
Don Bacon, Republican from Nebraska, says once the bill comes to the floor, he hopes there won’t be a significant number of amendments proposed. “I think we learned our lesson. You can’t allow a few people to control everything.”
He tells… Read more »
