A growing number of Republican and Democratic lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to facilitate a deal with Poland to send MiG-29 planes to Ukraine for additional air support as Russia continues its multi-front war on the country. The Pentagon last week rejected Poland’s proposal for the U.S. and NATO to deliver MiG-29 planes to the Ukrainian military,… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) yesterday voted in favor of H.R. 6968, the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act, which would prohibit the importation of energy products of the Russian Federation to the United States. This legislation also urges cooperation from the World Trade Organization (WTO) to condemn Russia’s actions against Ukraine; encourages other WTO members… Read more »

Ukraine needs the Russian-made fighter jets that are still being held in Poland and other Eastern European countries and the United States should do what it can to facilitate that transfer, Rep. Don Bacon, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, said Wednesday on Newsmax.  However the Biden administration is "always kind of reactive and not proactive," and it's "ludicrous"… Read more »

The Russian military hit 33 civilian sites during 24 hours of attacks by land, air and sea — and that does not include the many more military installations Russia targeted, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry reported.  That has led some in Congress to call for stronger sanctions against Russia and sending more weapons to Ukraine to help the Eastern European country defend… Read more »

Russia’s war on Ukraine has only upped the concern of Russia Cyber-attacks against the United States.   Omaha area Congressman Don Bacon continues to push legislation that would ultimately help protect private industry from other nations.   Bacon’s bill, introduced last fall, would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a thorough… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. -- The story of Charles Jackson French captured the attention of Omaha in the weeks ahead of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials. After a Japanese attack in the Pacific during WWII, the Navy petty officer swam through shark-infested waters towing a life raft that was tied around his waist. The 22-year-old saved the lives of 15 sailors, including Robert Adrian. French, who was… Read more »

Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) hosted a tele-town hall on March 2, 2022 for the people of Nebraska's Second Congressional district to discuss the latest issues in Congress and around the world, including the tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the Afghanistan withdrawal, health care, and much more. Listen here. Read more »

The United States' sanctions on Russia deserve some fair marks, but the country continues to buy Russian oil, Rep. Don Bacon said Tuesday on Newsmax.  Bacon explained that purchasing the oil pumps millions of dollars into the invaders' economy, and President Joe Biden is failing to stop that from happening. "America is buying $15 million of Russian oil a day and… Read more »

Republican foreign policy leaders in Congress are pressing the Biden administration to enact another wave of sanctions on Russia, including measures to ban all of Moscow's banking institutions from accessing the international financial system. Sixteen lawmakers led by Rep. Pat Fallon (R., Texas), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, wrote to the White House late Monday,… Read more »

House Republicans are railing against Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine, calling for increased sanctions on Russia and slamming President Biden for not doing enough. Read the full article here.  Read more »