Bacon Issues Response to Biden’s SOTU
Washington. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following response after President Biden’s State of the Union Address:
"Pres. Biden missed the mark tonight on border security and inflation. He failed to acknowledge his responsibly for the mess at our borders. He ended the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy; he sued the State of Texas for protecting itself… Read more »
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers released a $66.3 billion foreign aid and border package Friday that backers hope will be an alternative to the Senate-passed national security supplemental.
The newly unveiled legislation includes military-only assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — a departure from the $95.3 billion bill championed by senators that also has money designated… Read more »
Bacon and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect U.S. Farmland From Foreign Ownership
Washington – Today, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) along with Reps. Mark Alford (R-MO-04), Michael Bost (R-IL-12), Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Brad Finstad (R-MN-01), Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)… Read more »
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) spoke about the infighting in the Republican party over funding for Ukraine saying some are so “anti-Biden” and programmed to oppose the administration. Rep. Bacon and Democratic Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA) both discussed the importance of aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia, arguing it is also in U.S. national security interest. The two lawmakers, both of whom… Read more »
Is the United States ready for military challenges from the Chinese regime and Russia in the near future? Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) who is a retired U.S. Airforce General joins us to discuss.
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(WOWT) - All five Congressmen from Nebraska and western Iowa voted Thursday to send millions in aid to Israel as the war with Hamas rages on.
The final vote on HR-6126 was 226-196, mostly along party lines, to approve a military package worth nearly $14.5 billion in the first House vote under new Speaker Mike Johnson.
Only a dozen Democrats voted… Read more »
Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) sits on the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, giving him a 360-degree perspective on both the context surrounding Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre in Israel and its aftermath.
“At the end of the day, this administration has an Iran policy problem,” Waltz said of the White House’s reported efforts to appease Iran in exchange for restarting… Read more »
Some members of Congress on Wednesday left open the possibility of deeper U.S. military involvement in the unfolding war between Israel and Hamas as Americans were killed and taken hostage, and others were struggling to leave a country at war.
"Whatever Israel wants, they should ask us, and we should be there to help," Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., a retired Air Force brigadier… Read more »
OMAHA, NE - Nebraska and Iowa leaders reacted to Hamas surprise attack that left dozens of people dead and Israel stunned.
Congressman Don Bacon voiced his "outrage" on social media on Saturday, saying:
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"I and my fellow Americans are outraged at the Hamas terrorists and the murders they’re perpetrating in numerous locations in Israel today. We… Read more »
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Two US congressmen sent their condolences to the families of the victims of the Hamdaniya incident and thanked the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for helping the victims of the Hamdaniya tragedy.
US Republican Congressman Don Bacon, who served in Iraq, including with the Kurds, expressed his condolences to all the families and friends of the victims.
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