Bacon Issues Statement on Campus Protests Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today issued the following statement on violent protests at campuses across our nation, that are directed toward Jewish Americans: "Our founding fathers believed the freedom of speech and to peaceably assemble was so paramount to our freedoms, that it was included in the First Amendment. Sadly, what is being ‘exercised’ ... Read More »
Bacon Introduces Income Tax Relief Bills for Americans Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced he was introducing two bills to help alleviate some of the financial burden many Americans carry. H.R. 8194 the Second Job Tax Relief Act of 2024, and H.R. 7870 the Tip Tax Information Act. Due to the Biden Administration’s out-of-control spending policies and spiraling inflation, the cost of... Read More »
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) will serve as the new chairman of the House Armed Services cyber, information technologies and innovation subcommittee, according to an announcement yesterday from House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL). The subcommittee chairmanship has been left open since Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) resigned from the House effective April 19, a move Gallagher announced i... Read More »
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is again facing censure in the House after referring to some Jewish students at Columbia University as pro-genocide. Omar, who is of Somali heritage and a member of the “Squad,” a faction of extreme left-wing Democrats, made the comments Thursday during a visit to the tent encampment set up by pro-Palestinian protesters at the university. Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, a ju... Read More »
Bacon Selected as Chair of CITI Subcommittee Washington, D.C. —Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) announced that Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), has selected him to serve as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation (CITI). “America has the best cyber capabilities in the world, but we are also the most vulnerable,” said B... Read More »
Republicans have sounded alarms over Russian propganda taking hold in the U.S. House of Representatives. “It is absolutely true we see, directly coming from Russia, attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor,” Republican Rep. Mike Turner, chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sa... Read More »
Terri Smith joined the Army when she was 20 with high hopes of having a career. But her hopes were dashed within a short time, replaced by a nightmare of unbelievable proportions. Like many young people, she joined for the educational benefits, along with the desire to serve her country. https://www.hernandosun.com/2024/04/27/an-account-of-military-sexual-trauma/ Read More »
Federal disaster relief is expected, and Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon said after Gov. Jim Pillen comes up with an estimate of the damage, he will turn to Washington for help. Bacon said first responders told him about 250 homes were destroyed. https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-congressman-plans-ask-washington-for-help/60626249 Read More »
Clean-up efforts and assessments of the devastation wrought by an outbreak of more than two dozen tornadoes are underway Saturday in Omaha, Neb., as forecasters warned of more trouble ahead. More than 100 homes were destroyed by the storms and some people were injured when the twisters struck late Friday afternoon, Omaha-area Congressman Don Bacon told reporters, but there were no reported fatalit... Read More »
Bacon Announces Funding for Mitigating Risks for Natural Gas Pipelines Omaha, Neb. - The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law appropriated Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) $1 billion for the agency’s Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) –its first-ever infrastructure grant—aimed at mitigating safety risk from the highest-risk, legacy natural gas... Read More »
The House on Saturday approved a series of bills providing tens of billions of dollars in foreign aid to embattled U.S. allies overseas, breaking a months-long impasse that bitterly divided Congress and sending the package along to the Senate. https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/politics-government/article287880565.html Read More »
For weeks after the Senate passed a sprawling aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, House Speaker Mike Johnson agonized over whether and how the House would take up funding legislation that would almost certainly infuriate the right wing of his party and could cost him his job. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/21/nation/how-mike-johnson-got-yes-aid-ukraine/ Read More »
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Saturday that “Ukraine will likely fall” if the U.S. is unable to approve more aid to the embattled country amid its war with Russia. “Now, if we don’t get this aid passed, Ukraine will likely fall,” Bacon told NewsNation’s “Morning in America.” “The Russians are — they got huge munitions factories. They’re being armed by North Korea, Iran and China. It stands to reaso... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-5th District, held a press conference Monday at H&R Block in Emerson to announce actions toward lowering taxes for families and small businesses here in New Jersey. Local officials, residents and stakeholders joined Gottheimer. “Families across the state and country are rooting for a refund this Tax Day. But, for far too many Jersey families and small businesses, hefty... Read More »
A bipartisan House Armed Services Committee panel issued a report Thursday containing 31 recommendations to improve the lives of military families, with a view to strengthening America’s fighting forces. The Quality of Life Panel’s proposals seek to address what its members consider to be five key problem areas for military personnel: pay, child care, housing, health care and spousal support. The ... Read More »
