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Don Bacon

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Don John Bacon is a U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, serving since January 3, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Bacon has focused on issues such as national security, agriculture, and veterans' affairs during his time in office. He has been an advocate for military readiness and has worked on legislation to support Nebraska's agricultural economy.

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Aug 12, 2026

Putin’s illegal war is failing, but he will not choose peace until the cost becomes too high for Russia and those helping fund his brutality.

hoyer.house.gov
Jul 21, 2026

The founders made it very hard to … pass things unless there’s consensus. Madison would be proud of the work he did.

rollcall.com
Jul 15, 2026

We have a dysfunctional House.

cbsnews.com
Jul 13, 2026

America’s pioneering spirit has long defined our leadership in space exploration.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jul 9, 2026

From Apollo to Artemis, America’s pioneering spirit has long defined our leadership in space exploration.

vanhollen.senate.gov
Jul 3, 2026

I am grateful to our friends at Space for Humanity for bringing this idea to us, and to Sen. Kelly and our co-leads for working together to recognize these extraordinary astronauts.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jun 13, 2026

The speaker is a friend, I admire him, but if he won’t let legislation come to the floor that the majority supports, this is an avenue.

washingtonexaminer.com
Jun 8, 2026

We’ve waited 18 months and they’ve done nothing. I look forward to the speaker submitting a better bill. If he’s serious. I was tired of the excuses … history is being written and it will be a dark chapter if we don’t help Ukraine win.

scdailygazette.com
Jun 7, 2026

I think that's not good for America. It's not good for our national security, and we are allies.

cbsnews.com
Jun 7, 2026

I do support it. We cannot produce enough Patriots right now to handle what we're doing on Iran to provide.

cbsnews.com
Jun 7, 2026

I think he was wrong. He says he's pro-Ukraine, but the actions speak louder than words.

cbsnews.com
Jun 7, 2026

There's a good versus evil here, and America should be, you know, unabashedly for the right side here, the democracy, the country that wants free markets.

cbsnews.com
Jun 7, 2026

It's not good for our national security, and we are allies. We have to work together to counter Russia, to counter China.

cbsnews.com
Jun 7, 2026

You know, Normandy is a time to celebrate a great day.

cbsnews.com
Jun 7, 2026

I try to show- I try to do what's right, whether it's President Trump's position or not his position.

cbsnews.com
Jun 7, 2026

I think in many cases it does. His endorsement in a primary is often carries- carries the most weight.

cbsnews.com
Jun 6, 2026

We’d better be there to help them, or in the history books, it’s going to say, ‘United States failed when it’s most needed.’

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jun 6, 2026

This is our Churchill moment or our Chamberlain moment. By God, I’m going to choose Churchill, and this House better choose Churchill tonight.

arkansasadvocate.com
Jun 6, 2026

We should have done this a year ago. We could have done this in a bipartisan way a year ago, but we have not.

arkansasadvocate.com
Jun 6, 2026

“Are we going to stand with good or are we going to stand with evil? That’s what this is about tonight,” he said.

huffpost.com
Jun 5, 2026

Tonight, the House faced a Churchill vs. Chamberlain moment. Stand on the side of freedom and democracy, or show weakness to an invading thug who wants to restore Russian domination over a free people.

hoyer.house.gov
Jun 5, 2026

This decision is needed now. Russia is bombing Ukrainian cities every night with ballistic missiles and hypersonic missiles, and we better be there to help them, or in the history books it’s gonna say, ‘United States failed when it’s most…

washingtonexaminer.com
Jun 5, 2026

Are we going to stand with good or are we going to stand with evil? That's what this is about tonight.

pbs.org

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