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Rep. Bacon says farmers ‘already seeing an impact from tariffs,’ calls for opening trade

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Rep. Bacon says farmers ‘already seeing an impact from tariffs,’ calls for opening trade Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said farmers in his state and across the Midwest are “already seeing” the impacts of President Trump’s tariffs and called for the country to open agricultural trade with other countries to support the industry.  Bacon joined NewsNation’s “The Hill…

Nebraska Congressman discusses tug of war between Republican representatives on safety net spending

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Nebraska Congressman discusses tug of war between Republican representatives on safety net spending   Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon discussed taxes and more at a roundtable with the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The tax law that Congress passed in 2017 is about to expire. https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-congressman-discusses-taxes/64657505

Nebraska Congressman meets with Omaha business owners to discuss tax provisions

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Nebraska Congressman meets with Omaha business owners to discuss tax provisions   “The tax law that we passed 2017, if we don't get it extended, it's going to affect small, medium and large businesses,” Bacon said after the roundtable. “We're not asking for, really, more tax cuts. We're just trying to keep the tax code level. We don't want to see a tax increase.” Bacon also…

Congressman Don Bacon is against moving SNAP benefits to state level

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Congressman Don Bacon is against moving SNAP benefits to state level   The federal government continues to make cuts to its budget, and on the state level Nebraska is following suit. Congressman Don Bacon said one federal cut could be a big burden on Nebraska. He said he opposes moving some of the costs of the supplemental nutrition assistance program or SNAP to the…

Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon reacts to National Security Adviser leaving Trump administration

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Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon reacts to National Security Adviser leaving Trump administration   National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is reportedly leaving his post in the Trump administration. This comes after Waltz came under scrutiny for inadvertently adding an Atlantic reporter to a highly-sensitive Signal chat discussing U.S. military plans in March. KETV…

I’m a Midwestern Republican. Gutting AmeriCorps hurts America.

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I’m a Midwestern Republican. Gutting AmeriCorps hurts America. As a small-government conservative who supports a leaner and more efficient federal bureaucracy, I have cheered President Donald Trump’s efforts to identify and eliminate fraud and waste in Washington. We’ve been spending ourselves into oblivion and getting remarkably little in…

Vanishing $100 Million: Nebraska health officials decry federal cuts

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Vanishing $100 Million: Nebraska health officials decry federal cuts   Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican who represents most of the Omaha metro area, said in a written response that freezing grants and firing personnel should be done with a scalpel, not a sledgehammer, and that money appropriated by Congress must be honored by the White House. “While I agree with the White House…

Highlander redevelopment transforms north Omaha community

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Highlander redevelopment transforms north Omaha community   Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon attended the event to celebrate the latest development. "We need to get in more supermarkets and restaurants, so this is a seed that I hope grows into all of north Omaha," he said. https://www.ketv.com/article/north-omaha-redevelopment-transforms-community/64556329

Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon shares concern about security of Signal messages

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Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon shares concern about security of Signal messages   Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon said he's concerned about the security of Signal messages after reports of a second chat involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother where he shared similar details of a March…