WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Cory Booker, and Dick Durbin Thursday reintroduced the bipartisan Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act, along with Rep. Kelly Armstrong and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. The EQUAL Act, according to Booker, is designed to, “eliminate the federal crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity and apply it retroactively to those already… Read more »

Rep. Don Bacon is calling for an official investigation after his and other Air Force veterans’ personnel records were released without authorization. The Nebraska congressman’s records were released to a third-party individual without his approval in November 2021, according to a letter from the Air Force. The news outlet Politico was first to report on the existence of… Read more »

Two Republican lawmakers say the Air Force alerted them that their military records were improperly released during the midterm campaign.  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) was informed of the “unauthorized release” in a letter from the Air Force obtained by POLITICO. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) said in a statement that he was told by the Air Force that his own records were also disclosed… Read more »

The House Republicans' campaign arm is calling for an investigation into the unauthorized release of military records belonging to a handful of candidates and lawmakers. Read more here. Read more »

WASHINGTON — At least three personnel files improperly released by the Air Force in the lead-up to last year’s midterm elections belonged to Republican House candidates, the result of an Democrat-funded investigative firm’s effort that the targeted lawmakers say went beyond dirty politics — and was criminal. Read more here.  Read more »

CNN —  House Republicans are demanding answers after the US Air Force admitted to an unauthorized release of 11 individuals’ military service records, including those of two members of Congress, following an internal audit. Read more here. Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Military families face some unique challenges, which advocates say are causing service members to leave or not to join in the first place. Now, lawmakers have created a new panel on Capitol Hill to address these issues. This new House subcommittee is called the “quality of life panel.” Congressman Don Bacon (R) Nebraska, who is leading the effort, said if we don’t… Read more »

WAHOO – Congressman Don Bacon received a special gift for his new Wahoo office during a visit to a local business on Monday afternoon. After a tour of Omaha Steel in Wahoo, Bacon was presented with a stainless steel casting of a corncob emblem made from a vintage mold that has not been used for decades, according to Omaha Steel Plant Manager Andrew Francis. “I love it,” Bacon said. Read more »

Rep. Don Bacon on Biden's handling of U.S.-China relations ahead of State of the Union Fallout from the Chinese spy balloon has put a renewed focus on China and foreign policy ahead of President Biden's State of the Union address. Republican Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska joins CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Caitlin Huey-Burns to discuss that plus the looming standoff over the debt… Read more »

Bacon’s Statement on 2023 State of the Union Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, the President tried to claim that the economy is booming but more American families are saying they are worse off financially. Gas has gone up over a dollar since he took office; December is the… Read more »