Bacon Hosts Tele-Townhall on November 4, 2025 Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) hosted a tele-townhall on November 5, 2025, for the people of Nebraska’s Second Congressional District to discuss the latest issues in Congress and around the world.  During the tele-townhall, Rep. Bacon addressed several topics including the government shutdown, his bipartisan… Read more »

How the ‘heartbreaking’ lack of a confirmed leader is impacting CYBERCOM and NSA "It's indefensible and it shows just a total disregard by the administration and the secretary of defense for this mission area,” Rep. Don Bacon, R-NE, told Breaking Defense. https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/how-the-heartbreaking-lack-of-a-confirmed-leader-is-impacting-cybercom-and-nsa/ Read more »

Bacon, Suozzi, Hurd, Gottheimer Release Bipartisan Principles to Temporarily Extend and Reform Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Washington – Today, Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03), Jeff Hurd (R-CO-03) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) released a statement of principles for lowering health care costs and temporarily extending and reforming… Read more »

'We're at this crisis point:' Nebraska nonprofits meet with Rep. Bacon on shutdown Nebraska nonprofits are facing an unprecedented crisis as the government shutdown reaches 30 days. Several nonprofits joined a roundtable with Rep. Don Bacon, including the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands, Food Bank for the Heartland, Heartland Hope Mission and Offutt Advisory Council. As over… Read more »

Bacon, Bell Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Establish a National Day of the Deployed Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate October 26 as a day of recognition honoring all U.S. service members currently deployed overseas and the families who support them at home. The observance would… Read more »

Bacon Announces Staff Changes; Recognizes Role of Women in Senior Leadership Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced recent staff changes, while also noting the role women play as part of his leadership team. Valerie Foy has been promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff, while also serving as Chief Counsel and Director of Foreign Policy. She joined Bacon’s D.C. staff in March… Read more »

Nebraska Republican blasts ‘foolish’ Trump over indictment calls Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) slammed President Trump on Friday over his calls for indictments against New York Attorney General Letitia James, former FBI Director James Comey and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). “I think it was a mistake, as I already mentioned,”… Read more »

Some House Republicans Push Back on Trump’s $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas Some House Republicans are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications. “I don’t think a president should just be able to arbitrarily change policy that’s significant,” Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska told NOTUS. “In the end, Congress has a huge role when it comes to… Read more »

Bacon, Khanna Call on President Trump to Remove the Tariffs on Coffee Washington, DC — Representatives Don Bacon (NE-02) and Ro Khanna (CA-17), sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging his administration to exempt coffee from reciprocal tariff measures that are driving up costs for American consumers. Reps. Khanna and Bacon also recently introduced the… Read more »

Rep. Don Bacon says Trump-Putin summit cancellation is "more good than bad" Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska has been critical of President Trump's handling of the Ukraine-Russia war. Bacon joins "The Takeout" to discuss. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/rep-don-bacon-says-trump-putin-summit-cancellation-more-good-than-bad/ Read more »