Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) and his Problem Solvers Caucus colleagues released the following statement, urging President Biden to extend the evacuation deadline in order to rescue as many U.S. citizens and Afghan allies as possible: “As Democrats and Republicans, we stand united in our commitment to protecting U.S. citizens, diplomats, intelligence officers, and our foreign… Read more »

Omaha, Neb. – The most recent statement from Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) on the situation in Kabul:  “Our nation’s prayers go out to those who were injured and to the families of the reported 12 U.S. Servicemen killed in this horrific attack. We also pray for the safety of our troops as we finish carrying out this mission, and for the stranded American citizens and our Afghan… Read more »

Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), a veteran and member of the Armed Services Committee, talked about the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghan refugees. Watch the full interview here. Read more »

Bacon Responds to Final Message from State Dept. to Americans in Afghanistan Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement about  a State Department “last call” notice for American citizens in Afghanistan, received by a constituent and shared with Bacon’s office: “Our administration is leaving potentially thousands of citizens to be held hostage, trapped… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — All five Nebraska U.S. Congressional representatives, Senators Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse and House Representatives Jeff Fortenberry, Don Bacon and Adrian Smith, jointly wrote a letter to President Joe Biden in support of Governor Pete Ricketts's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for portions of Nebraska impacted by severe thunderstorms earlier this… Read more »

President Joe Biden went forward with the quick military withdrawal from Afghanistan to meet a campaign promise and the situation created the "worst security debacle in our generation," Rep. Don Bacon, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, told Newsmax Monday. "It's been a disaster and the DOD (Department of Defense) and the intelligence community did advise against this… Read more »

Afghans are scrambling to find ways to escape after the Taliban overran their country. Many area refugee resettlement agencies are staffed and ready to accept Afghans who are fleeing the country. But local officials and federal leaders caution that it could be a lengthy process before any fleeing Afghans arrive in Nebraska. In an interview, Bacon said Ungerman and another… Read more »

KETV: The Afghans living in Omaha said they can't just sit and wait. They're desperate and determined to do whatever they can to get their families to safety. That means showing up at U.S. Rep. Don Bacon's office Friday unannounced. They know Bacon understands their country, as he served as an Air Force General in several deployments to Afghanistan. "We'll do the best we can to help… Read more »

Rep. Don Bacon, an Air Force veteran, told Newsmax that the United States's withdrawal from Afghanistan was an avoidable "failure." Appearing on "American Agenda," Bacon decried the Biden administration's withdrawal from the region, stating, "This was a colossal failure; it was avoidable." Watch the full segment here. Read more »

Bacon Has Long Warned of a Flawed Afghanistan Withdrawal Points to Poor Execution by Biden and Disregard of Bi-Partisan Concerns in Congress Omaha, Neb. – Since 2019, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) and other members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) have expressed concerns regarding a quick withdraw from Afghanistan and negotiations with the Taliban, especially since the Afghanistan… Read more »