A Nebraska Congressman says there isn’t enough support for healthy foods in the current farm bill. Don Bacon tells Brownfield the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program needs additional resources to expand programs. “I like the double bucks program that when you buy healthy fruits and vegetables, your SNAP money goes twice as far.” Read the article here. Read more »

After back-to-back years of significant spending increases for defense, Congressional hawks may face stiffer opposition in the year ahead, with pushback from members of both major political parties.  Opposition to defense spending increases from one wing of the Republican Party emerged during the protracted process to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker of the… Read more »

The House of Representatives voted late Monday to rescind over $70 billion to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the first bill under the 118th Congress. It now goes to the Democrat-controlled Senate, where it has little chance of progress amid additional opposition from the White House. The Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act passed on party lines with a 221-210… Read more »

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), member of the Problem Solvers Caucus, joined America's First News with a look at the GOP's plan now that the Speakership is out of the way. Listen to the full interview here. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) reintroduced their bipartisan Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act for the 118thCongress. Their bill would ban China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and other sanctioned nations from purchasing oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves; it is the most bipartisan and comprehensive policy… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebr.) today offered his congratulations to Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) for his selection as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) for the 118th Congress. Rogers served as the Ranking Republican Member of the committee in the 117th Congress. “Chairman Rogers is a fierce advocate for national defense and has worked… Read more »

Bacon Votes to Protect Born-Alive Abortion Survivors I met two grown women who survived attempted abortions Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) voted today to protect infants who are born alive after an abortion procedure. H.R. 26 – Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act would also provide an avenue for the mother to hold the abortion provider accountable. “I have met two… Read more »

Bacon Responds to Secretary of Defense’s Rescission of DoD Vaccine Mandate  Washington, DC –Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement after the Department of Defense rescinded the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for servicemembers.   “I am pleased that House Republicans were able to force an end to the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a… Read more »

Bacon Votes to Urge Biden Admin to Investigate Attacks on Pro-Life Centers Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) voted yes on H. Con. Res. 3 Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches due to a lack of serious investigations by the Biden Administration. “It is outrageous that a network of pro-life pregnancy… Read more »

Though we’re now in a new year, we continue to face the same global challenges we did in 2022. As Russia continues its war in Ukraine, North Korea steps up its provocations of the West, and the Iranian regime tightens its grip in the face of ongoing protests, the United States must confront multiple adversaries both economically and militarily. And we are. Bipartisan… Read more »