Omaha, Neb. – Today, the Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University jointly released their new Bipartisan Index rankings of members of Congress for 2019; the first year of the 116th Congress. This non-partisan tool measures the degree to which Senators and Representatives work across party lines on legislation, and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02) was ranked 31 ou... Read more »
Two dozen members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus hosted a virtual floor debate on state and local funding Thursday, hoping to illustrate that the House can conduct official proceedings remotely. But the experimental session was not without a few technological hiccups. Caucus members used the Zoom videoconferencing app to connect with one another for the mock debate, telecasting the proce... Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — It’s a problem for states, cities and counties around the country. The local governments are losing millions of dollars in tax revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic. The CARES Act passed by Congress gave states and local governments $150 billion, but that money can only be used for coronavirus relief, not to prop up the budget. https://www.3newsnow.com/news/coronavirus/rep-b... Read more »
Lawmakers are preparing their aerospace priorities for the fiscal 2021 defense policy bill, in which the Air Force hopes to see an endorsement of its modernization-heavy, $154.6 billion budget request. One provision that could have big ripple effects for the service is a push to remove “pass-through” funding from the Air Force’s budget, which critics say makes it seem larger in comparison to the o... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Don Bacon (R-NE-02) was today joined by Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-At Large), Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA-39), Rick Crawford (R-AR-01), Jason Crow (D-CO-06), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE-01), Elaine Luria (D-VA-02), Michael McCaul (R-TX-10), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) to introduce bipartisan legislation aimed at helping loca... Read more »
Omaha, Neb.—Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced the winners of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition, from Nebraska’s Second District. Rep. Bacon works with the Nebraska Art Teachers Association to coordinate the competition. The first place-artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. While second place will be displayed in Rep. Bacon’s Washington D.C. office and t... Read more »
Bacon Votes Yes on Fourth Round of COVID-19 Legislation Washington, D.C. – Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) and his House colleagues today passed a fourth round of pandemic response legislation, that builds on the CARES Act. This legislation delivers major wins for Nebraska and accomplishes three of his top priorities. Not only does this legislation infuse $310 billion into the Payment Protection Pro... Read more »
El pasado Lunes 7 de Abril, la Asociación China de Nebraska se asoció con el congresista de Nebraska Don Bacon para donar y repartir 10,000 máscaras cubrebocas a centros de salud y departamentos del sheriff en Nebraska. http://www.telemundonebraska.com/la-asociacion-china-de-nebraska-se-asocio-con-el-congresista-de-nebraska-don-bacon-para-donar-10000-mascaras-a-centros-de-salud-y-personal-de-prime... Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Congressman Don Bacon, alongside the Nebraska Chinese Association, donated more masks to healthcare workers and first responders at the Charles Drew and OneWorld Community Health Centers on Tuesday. In addition to delivering masks, the congressman awarded funding via the Cares Act through the Health Resources and Services Administration grant service office. https://www.3newsn... Read more »
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest recommendation, masks are becoming an important way to stop the spread of the coronavirus. With so many people trying to get their hands on them, every mask counts for health care workers and first responders. The Nebraska Chinese Association teamed up with Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon to donate 10,000 masks to health centers and sheri... Read more »
