Foreign Affairs

Abraham Accords Caucus urges integrated Middle East air-defense program

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In its first legislative initiative since its founding earlier this year, the Abraham Accords Caucus, comprised of members of both the House and Senate, introduced legislation on Thursday to encourage the U.S. to pursue a joint missile-defense architecture with Israel and the U.S.’s Arab allies and partners in the Middle East — including Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The…

McMorris Rodgers, Abraham Accords Caucus Introduce Bill to Unite Middle East Partners Against Iranian Aggression?

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Washington, D.C. – Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and members of the Abraham Accords Caucus in the House and Senate today introduced legislation to unite Middle East partners as global threats from Iran and Iranian backed-extremists continue to rise. The bipartisan, bicameral Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses (DEFEND)…

BACON, GALLEGO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO RECOGNIZE CENTURY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH BALTIC ALLIES

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Following a recent trip to the region, Reps. Don Bacon (NE-02) and Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Co-Chairs of the House Baltic Caucus, introduced H.Res. 1142, to commemorate the United States’ diplomatic recognition of the independence and sovereignty of the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. A century ago, the United States made the momentous decision to…

If Ukraine loses war, we will be next - Latvian defense minister

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RIGA - Ukraine is fighting also our war, if it loses, we will be next and we will have to pay for it, said Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks (For Development/For), opening the Industry Day at National Armed Forces on Wednesday. The minister said that the allies have not it fully understood it yet. Pabriks thanked the countries who are supporting Ukraine - the…

Pabriks calls on US congressmen to increase military assistance to Latvia

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RIGA - Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks (Development/For) today met with representatives of the US Congress Don Bacon, Ruben Gallego and Sara Jacobs and urged them to increase US military assistance to Latvia.  The officials met to discuss the current geopolitical situation in light of Russia's war in Ukraine, Latvian-US bilateral defense cooperation and the need to…

House okays cybersecurity bills, tees up more

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The House on Monday easily passed a pair of cybersecurity measures, including a bill that would require the Homeland Security Department to review its incident response plans and submit a report outline the specific roles of federal agencies. Lawmakers approved the DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act, 313-105. The measure, introduced by Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), came in…

BACON’S DHS CYBER SECURITY BILL PASSES HOUSE

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced that his bill, H.R. 5658, the DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act, passed the House after favorable consideration by the Homeland Security Committee. This bill is aimed at helping protect private industry from cyber-attacks from other nations such as Russia and China. The bill passed with a vote of 313 to…

BACON, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING UKRAINIAN FAMINE AS GENOCIDE

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Washington, D.C. – Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Victoria Spartz (R-IN-05), Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) introduced H.Res. 1109, to recognize the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, as a genocide and to remind and educate the public of the repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine.  In the early 1930s,…