October 25, 2024 Dear Friends, As our agricultural community faces extraordinary challenges, it is painfully clear that the policies of the Biden-Harris Administration are failing to support American farmers. The decline in the U.S. agricultural economy is… Read more »

The new 95th Wing of the U.S. Airforce will join the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, ideally before the end of 2024. Shared by the military and a handful of U.S. politicians, the news brings at least 70 new Air Force personnel to the state. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE 2nd District) believes that the base could play a role in nuclear capabilities and command,… Read more »

Provides funding for Nebraska Defense and Counterterrorism Research Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) announced that he had several Nebraska priorities included in a series of fiscal year 2025 national security appropriations bills passed by the House of Representatives with bipartisan majorities. Rep. Bacon’s Nebraska priorities incorporated in the three appropriation bills passed… Read more »

Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Cyber, Information Technology and Innovation Subcommittee, joined his House colleagues today in voting for H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. The bill passed the House of Representatives with a bi-partisan… Read more »

Bacon Issues Statement on Biden’s Objection to Pay Raise for Military Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee and Quality of Life Panel, issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s objection to the 15% pay raise for junior enlisted servicemembers in the… Read more »

Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee and Quality of Life Panel, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for… Read more »

Bacon Priorities Included in MILCON VA Appropriations Bill Provides funding for Brain Injuries, Veterans Crisis Line, Prosthetic Research and Offutt Operations Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) announced that he had several priorities included in the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for 2025. This bill honors Republican’s commitment to… Read more »

It was "tone-deaf" and "appalling" for President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to offer condolences to Iran after the death of its President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash earlier this month, Rep. Don Bacon told Newsmax on Sunday. https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/don-bacon-joe-biden-iran/2024/05/26/id/1166248/ Read more »

Washington– Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Cyber, Information Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee, voted late Wednesday evening in favor of advancing H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The bill was… Read more »

Washington, D.C.– U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, delivered the following opening statement at the full committee markup for H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of… Read more »