Don Bacon, Nebraska’s four-term congressman from the 2nd Congressional district, has spent his time in Washington trying to take away his constituents’ reproductive freedom and health care access, all while helping pass massive tax cuts for the ultra wealthy and big corporations. He’s set to take the debate stage this afternoon.
“Rep. Don Bacon may have gone to Washington to change things, but it’s clear that DC turned him into just another one of Trump’s swamp creatures,” said American Bridge spokesperson Philip Shulman. “Nebraskans deserve better than a reproductive freedom-stealing, corporate-shilling, Trump-apologizing creature of Washington DC like Don Bacon.”
Here’s what you need to know about Don Bacon:
Abortion
- Bacon opposed abortion even in cases of rape and incest.
- In 2016, he even opposed exceptions to these bans to save the lives of pregnant women.
- Bacon co-sponsored the Life at Conception Act in 2019 and 2021.
- Bacon signed an amicus brief that urged the Supreme Court to allow states to ban hospitals from providing emergency abortions.
- Asked about a potential ballot initiative to protect abortion access in Nebraska, Bacon said, “I just go with the voters.”
- He put out a press release touting his votes against the “Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022” and H.R. 8297, the “Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022.”
Trump
- Bacon’s official office reportedly helped a Trump media executive skip the immigration line, despite Bacon previously talking about the process needing to be fair.
- Bacon said the prosecution of Trump for giving hush money payments to an adult film actress was conducted by “overzealous prosecutors.”
- Trump was found guilty by a jury of his peers.
- Bacon defended Trump’s disgusting antics at Arlington Cemetery when the convicted felon violated the hallowed ground’s rules against filming campaign materials.
- Despite trying to overthrow American democracy, Bacon endorsed Trump.
Working Against Nebraskans
- Don Bacon said “hell yes” to repealing the Affordable Care Act, despite more than 110,00 Nebraskans relying on the landmark legislation for health care.
- Don Bacon voted for Trump’s 2017 tax scam, despite it being a handout to the ultra wealthy and large corporations, as well as adding nearly $2 trillion dollars to the deficit.
- Don Bacon ran an ad claiming he capped insulin costs when in reality he voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which actually capped costs for Medicare recipients.
- Don Bacon consistently opposed common sense gun safety measures.
Published: Oct 4, 2024