U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today celebrated the signing into law of his legislation, the TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act (H.R. 2992). The new law authorizes $270 million over five years to reauthorize the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), and funds a new Pascrell pushed police training program to help law enforcement and first responders better… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement after voting against H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This $740 billion spending package raises taxes and redirects hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicare to insurance companies; gives $80 billion in new funding to the IRS; and hires an additional 87,000 IRS agents to audit… Read more »
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and I introduced The Body Armor Safety Act of 2022. This bipartisan legislation will help protect the nation’s law enforcement officers and first responders by ensuring that no body armor for use by law enforcement can be imported into the United States unless it meets the applicable requirements and receives recognition of compliance… Read more »
Republican Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) joins Julie Mason to discuss Speaker Pelosi's trip to Taiwan, how farmers and climate change intersect, and what can be done about military recruitment issues.
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LINCOLN, NEB. – Management practices focused on reducing carbon footprint and increasing efficiency while also increasing production is top of mind for farmers and ranchers. That was one of the messages given to Nebraska’s congressional delegation from members of the Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB) Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Committee during their annual national affairs visit to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Claudia L. Tenney, R-22, New Hartford, on Thursday introduced the Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act to strengthen penalties for attacking pregnancy resource centers and places of worship. She was joined as an original cosponsor of the legislation by Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, and Madison Cawthorn,… Read more »
Nebraska U.S. Rep. Don Bacon says we need to address the issue of recruiting for our military. Speaking on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal Thursday morning, Bacon said recent statistics show 75 per cent of young people in the U.S. can’t qualify to serve.
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Washington, DC – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement after voting against H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, which would make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device.
“This bill is a complete overreach in violation of the second… Read more »
Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), a veteran and member of the Armed Services Committee, talked about defense issues, recruiting shortages in the U.S. Army, and congressional news of the day.
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The U.S. House approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, recognizing all marriages considered legal under state law.
HOUSE PASSES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL IN RETORT TO HIGH COURT
All 220 Democrats voted for it, while 47 Republicans also chose to support it.
One of those was Nebraska Representative Don Bacon. He joined NTV News for a one-on-one interview,… Read more »
