Bacon Votes to Control Ballooning Debt Washington. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after voting for Speaker McCarthy’s debt ceiling legislation: “The passage of this bill puts the ball in the President’s and Schumer’s court to start negotiating. Their stance of refusing to negotiate is being criticized by a large majority of Americans because it is not right. In… Read more »

ANIMAL WATCH - This week, the “FIGHT Act” (Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking) was introduced by Washington, D.C., lawmakers to provide federal legislation to crack down on the increasing issue of millions of animals—primarily Pit Bulls and fighting roosters— being trafficked for illegal dogfighting and cockfighting throughout the U.S., as blood-thirsty gamblers wager on… Read more »

Low pay. High housing costs. Gaps in medical care. Long waits for support services. A new House Armed Services Committee panel led by Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., has been charged with addressing these and other problems facing U.S. military service members. The panel, announced in January by new Armed Services Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., won’t hold its first meeting until… Read more »

LINCOLN — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., has introduced bipartisan legislation to crack down on animal fighting and strengthen animal protections. Bacon, along with Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Ore, introduced the Fight Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Animal Trafficking (FIGHT) Act on Wednesday. The act would amend Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act to enhance legal… Read more »

After more than 40 years of operations, the F-15 Eagles at Kadena Air Base, Japan, are going out with a bash. Last fall, the Air Force announced the two permanent F-15C/D squadrons at the base would wind down operations. On April 17, the top Air Force commander for the Pacific gave the aircraft a personal goodbye, as Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, the head of Pacific Air… Read more »

Bacon, Salinas Introduce Bipartisan Fight Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Animal Trafficking Act FIGHT Act would crack down on illegal cockfighting, dogfighting. Washington – Yesterday, Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) introduced the Fight Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Animal Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, a bipartisan bill to crack down on… Read more »

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) highlighted ways it was looking to combat a potential outbreak of African swine fever (ASF). During the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry hearing, “A Review of USDA Animal Disease and Response Efforts,” held April 18, USDA… Read more »

Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Regan was called out on biofuel use, pesticide registrations, and the Biden Waters of the U.S. rule at a House Ag hearing. Ag Chair Glenn Thompson told Regan that EPA’s policies are “anti-farmer” and implied the White House was putting political pressure on EPA to restrict pesticide use and propose a confusing WOTUS rule. Regan pushed back;… Read more »

Last year recorded the highest gas prices most Americans had seen in their lifetimes. We were shocked when the cost to fill up our cars and heat our homes doubled. This was caused by a myriad of problems the administration’s halt on domestic oil drilling and domestic energy infrastructure, supply chain issues and the Russian aggression against Ukraine. But most of this was self-inflicted… Read more »

Bacon, Panetta, Klobuchar Host Presser on Resolution Condemning Russian Kidnapping of Ukrainian Children  Washington– Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) hosted  a press conference to discuss their House Concurrent Resolution Condemning Russian Kidnapping of Ukrainian Children and the Senate companion. Since February 24, 2022,… Read more »