Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee pushed through a $66 billion incomplete, partisan, and unvetted budget reconciliation package.
“It is disappointing that House Democrats passed this bill which includes pet projects and doesn’t dedicate a dime to programs such as the commodity safety net,… Read more »
The first female command chief of the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth had strong words for President Joe Biden on Friday.
“He’s our commander in chief, but I would dare say he is undeserving of the title,” Jodi Stauber said Friday.
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Nebraska U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, U.S. Air Force veteran, referred to the at-times chaotic and… Read more »
Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement after attending a press conference with the Nebraska Farm Bureau at Husker Harvest Days.
“During my time in Congress, I have met countless farmers, ranchers, and producers in Nebraska that have helped our state thrive and strengthened our local economy. However, many family farms… Read more »
Bacon’s Statement on Biden’s Proposed Mandates
OMAHA, NEB. - Rep. Don Bacon (NE – 02) issued the following statement in regard to the President’s announced plan to enact vaccine mandates:
“Earlier this year I received the vaccine because I believed that it was the right choice and I encouraged others to do the same. While we should encourage vaccine use through transparency… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The University of Southern California hosted a virtual forum with experts and politicians Thursday to talk about cyber-security. It was a chance to identify the problem and find possible solutions.
“Disinformation is one of the most significant threats we are facing right now. It strikes right at something voters really need and that’s facts”
Secretary of State of… Read more »
Twenty years after 9/11, some of the leading architects of the United States’ war on terror, both at home and abroad, can breathe a sigh of relief that there has not been another large-scale strike on American soil.
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Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) joined SiriusXM's POTUS Channel with Julie Mason to discuss the latest on Budget and Afghanistan.
Listen to the interview here. Read more »
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and his fellow House Baltic Caucus co-chair on Wednesday commended the first-ever authorization of the Baltic Security Initiative being included in a federal defense bill currently under consideration in Congress.
“The partnership and friendship between the U.S. and Baltic states must be maintained for years, and our provision achieves that,” said Rep. Bacon,… Read more »
WASHINGTON DC (The Hill): The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is over, but congressional oversight has just barely begun.
Lawmakers continue to have lingering questions about a withdrawal that saw the deaths of 13 U.S. troops, as well as scores of Afghans, and are promising hearings and probes in the coming weeks.
Already one House committee has moved to try to compel answers,… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. — Filling jobs in Nebraska crept to the front of people's minds as they celebrated Labor Day in downtown Omaha.
Thousands of men and women who walked in Monday's Septemberfest parade downtown possess job skills that are currently in high demand.
Even while having the lowest unemployment rate in the U.S., elected leaders — at a state and labor union level — want to help… Read more »
