Don Bacon

We should be very careful about what business we do with China. We should restrict our exports. We should restrict our investments there. They are an adversary.

Well, I think there's two things. One, I do believe in extending the tax cuts because I think it makes our economy competitive, like 21 percent tax rate for businesses is what the average is in the world. We don't want to go back to 35…

I believe President Trump today, after hearing the facts, actually thought what we had yesterday was a reasonably good bill.

Jim, by definition, I believe when you're talking a CR or a debt ceiling, either one, there's enough Republicans who will never vote for it. So, you have to work across the aisle.

So, Plan B is probably going to be something that we had yesterday with maybe some smaller revisions to it. And we are going to have to work with President Trump on the debt ceiling.

I think there's two or three things that we could take away from this. We had a reasonably good deal. And by the way, you're never going to get a debt ceiling increased or a CR passed without Democrats' support because we have about 30…

I am grateful to welcome Pastor Ralph Lassiter and his wife, Doris Lassiter, to the people's House. We are grateful to have them in Washington, D.C., and I thank him for opening up our session in prayer. Pastor Lassiter has been the lead…

When you talk about DEI, race, coming up with nicknames, that doesn't play well in this district. They want to talk about the issues. This is an issue district.

We appreciate your testimony and your perspective.

Our farmers would be undermined by taking away Title I, bottom line?

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. Mr. Chair, I do recognize the concerns of Mr. Huizenga. I think they should be corrected, but there is a lot of goodness in this program as well. Let's not throw out the baby with the…

I thank Lieutenant General Bergman, the most senior officer ever elected to Congress. I am proud to serve with him. I rise today to advocate in support of those fighting to transform trauma into triumph. June is PTSD Awareness Month. I…

I thank the chairman and the ranking member for putting this great legislation together and navigating the ship to a good spot. I appreciate the opportunity to serve on those two committees. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 8070, the…

I thank my colleague, my friend from California, for yielding. Mr. Chair, I want to speak on H.R. 354, the previous bill that we just debated on. It is my legislation that I have worked on for 7 years. It is the LEOSA Reform Act. What does…

On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian terrorist group, Hamas, viciously attacked Israel--America's best ally in the Middle East--and they did it from the Gaza Strip. On that day, more than 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals, including at…

I want to thank Ranking Member Raskin, not just for co-sponsoring the bill, but all the work that his amazing team has done with ours on this ANS.

I am proud to have authored the READINESS Act and look forward to working with everyone in this building and getting this to the President's desk.

Congress should be doing everything in our power to retain these military and foreign service spouses in our Federal workforce.

98 percent of us find it disgusting. Retire the chaos, retire the anarchy.

I stand in support of this amendment. We have to be clear-eyed. Iran is our adversary. They have killed 609 Americans in Iraq. They have fueled and energized or armed Hamas that conducted the attacks on October 7. They armed the Hezbollah…

I think we got to do something that protects us against five to 10 people.

Today I rise to recognize and celebrate a selfless civil servant who has served the Second District of Nebraska for well over 20 years in Federal, State, and local government. James Wright currently serves as our district director and has…

Once we realize there is not a high crime or misdemeanor, we should move on.

We want to force the president's hand on the kinds of weapons that we will provide.

We can’t allow ourselves to be – we've got to hold a higher bar here and remember the gold rule, as we work out the issues facing our country.