OMAHA, Neb. — If some Congressional Republicans have their way, Rep. Don Bacon would lose his spots on the armed services and agriculture committees after voting 'yes' on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Punchbowl News first reported the plan for political payback Tuesday, about 48 hours after Bacon and 12 other House Republicans lent their support to the bi-partisan… Read more »

Bacon’s support On behalf of Monolith and other organizations in support of critical infrastructure investments that lead to high wage jobs, economic growth and a clean energy future, I write to commend U.S. Congressman Don Bacon for his support of the bipartisan infrastructure bill.  Read it here. Read more »

Nebraska is set to receive billions of dollars from the federal government for roads and other infrastructure after passage by Congress of a long-awaited bill. The $1 trillion bipartisan plan includes billions of dollars for items viewed as traditional infrastructure, including roads, bridges, public transit, airports, the electric grid and other areas. In most of those… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — On Tuesday, Rep. Don Bacon appeared at the Jewish Community Center as part of an effort to make burying veterans as stress-free as possible. He was joined by members of the Omaha National Cemetery and employees from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs who laid out various burial benefits. The group told families about services available for veterans, funeral… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Congressman Don Bacon was passionate Tuesday in defending his vote on the infrastructure bill that narrowly passed through the house last week. “It was a bi-partisan bill and it should have stayed that way,” said Bacon, a Republican. While 13 Republican House members, and 19 Republican Senators, including Deb Fischer of Nebraska and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, voted for… Read more »

Nebraska Cattlemen appreciates the support of Senator Fischer and Representative Bacon for advancing the much-needed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This bill provides investments into roads, bridges, and broadband infrastructure, in addition to securing much-needed regulatory certainty and relief for farmers, ranchers, and cattle transporters. Read the full release here. Read more »

Rep. Bacon went on KFAB to discuss his infrastructure vote.  Listen to it here. Read more »

Rep. Bacon went on SiriusXM to talk with Julie Mason about his infrastructure vote and the misinformation coming from House Leadership and his colleagues on both sides of the aisle.  Listen to it here.  Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement after voting for the bipartisan, hard infrastructure bill: “For months, I have expressed my support for the hard infrastructure bill that is supported by 70 percent of our district. Senators Fischer and Grassley also voted for this bipartisan bill which will fix our highways, seaports, and locks,… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today attended a press conference asking his Democratic colleagues in both the House and Senate to urge Speaker Pelosi and Leader Hoyer to postpone any vote on the reconciliation bill until CBO has scored and released a full analysis of the final text.  A letter was signed by almost every Republican in the U.S. House of… Read more »