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 »

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that a "global financial crisis" could ensue should Congress allow the U.S. to default on its debt obligations come June. Still, the Republican-controlled House has indicated it may be willing to do just that if President Joe Biden proves unwilling to negotiate a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to… Read more »

Bacon Re-Introduces Bill to Study Antifa Involvement in National Riots Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) along with Reps. Brian Babin (TX-36), Maria Salazar (FL-27), and Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today introduced H.R. 649 to establish the National Commission on Domestic Terrorist Attacks on the United States; to investigate the involvement of Antifa in nation-wide riots, including… Read more »

GOP pushes for national commission to study Antifa riots across the country The commission would be set up similarly to the 9/11 and January 6 commissions Four House Republicans introduced legislation this week that would set up a National Commission on Domestic Terrorist Attacks on the United States to investigate the Antifa riots that continue to take place in cities across… Read more »

Republican Warns U.S. Military 'Way Behind' Amid Fears of War With China Warnings of an impending war between the U.S. and China have created a stir in Washington's defense community, and members of Congress are questioning just how equipped the nation would be if a battle were to break out as early as… Read more »

Letter From Wesley Hunt, Don Bacon, 40 Congressmen to AT&T DirecTV Opposing Censorship This is the full text of a letter, dated Jan. 20 from Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, and signed by 41 other members of Congress, to executives of AT&T's DirecTV management: John Stankey, CEO of AT&T, William Morrow, CEO of DirecTV, and  Jon Winkelried, CEO of TPG… Read more »

Better pay for junior troops will be top focus of new House panel Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., a retired Air Force brigadier general, was announced last week as the lawmaker who will head up the House Armed Services Committee’s new military quality of life panel. Bacon said military pay issues will be at the forefront of its work over the next… Read more »

Nursing Professional to Join Bacon at State of the Union Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) will be joined by Shelly Schwedhelm, MSN, RN, NEA-BC at the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2023. Schwedhelm has more than 40 years of experience and was one of the original staff of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit. Currently, she serves as one of the… Read more »