WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon and Rouzer Introduce Bill to Help with SNAP Backlogs Washington - States can become overwhelmed with the number of SNAP applications due to inflation, economic downturn, and natural disasters. When this happens, many states do not have enough employees to deal with the large increase in applications, which creates backlogs that delay people from getting the SNAP benefits they need. Last week, Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * Bacon Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Support Youth Leadership Organizations Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) along Reps. Sanford Bishop (D-GA-02), Don Davis (D-NC-01), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17), and David Valadao (R-CA-22) last week introduced the bipart  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Bacon, Crow Reintroduce Legislation to Recognize Long-Term Risks of Military Firefighting, Strengthen VA Benefits for Veteran Firefighters WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Jason Crow (D-CO-06) introduced H.R. 2244 the Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act, which provides veteran firefighters with the fair compensation, healthcare, and retirement benefits  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on April 18, 2025: * * * Healthy Homes for Strong Communities The Easter holiday is a special time of year to celebrate and spend precious time with family. As the spring brings signs of new growth to trees and fields, we are reminded of the gift of life, the resurrection of Christ, and the blessing of creating memories with loved ones. My work on behalf Third District Nebraskans in Congress is especially meani  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Planetary Science Caucus Co-Chairs Bacon & Chu Statement on White House's Proposed Budget Cuts to NASA Science WASHINGTON - Recently, President Trump's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reportedly sent a preliminary budget plan to NASA that proposes a 50% cut to NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and to eliminate funding for the Mars Sample Return (MRS) mission led by Jet P  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Leads Bicameral Letter to USDA, HHS, EPA: MAHA Commission Stance on Crop Protection Tools Would Hurt America's Food System WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Deb Fischer (R-NE), with Congressmen Randy Feenstra (R-IA-04) and Mark Alford (R-MO-04), led a bicameral group of colleagues in sending a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Health and Human   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Leads Letter to Commerce Secretary Lutnick Calling for Imminent Reform to Biden AI Diffusion Rule WASHINGTON, D.C. - Friday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) led a group of colleagues in sending a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick regarding the Biden administration's AI Diffusion Rule (AIDR). The letter calls on the Trump administration to withdraw Biden's bad rule and propose   more