Omaha City Wire

Rep. Don Bacon from Nebraska's 2nd District has shared his thoughts following President Trump's recent address to a joint session of Congress. In his statement, Rep. Bacon highlighted the key points of President Trump's platform and accomplishments.

"President Trump ran and won on a platform of raising wages, lowering inflation, slashing government spending, securing the border, gaining energy independence, and increasing our national deterrence to foreign adversaries," said Bacon. He noted that the President discussed several achievements during his speech, including "a 600% increase in arrests by ICE of illegal immigrants, securing over $1.7 trillion in historic investments, increasing energy production and leases, increasing transparency in government," as well as efforts to identify wasteful spending to reduce national debt.

Bacon expressed support for audits targeting wasteful expenditures but advised caution regarding potential job losses: "I applaud the audits on wasteful spending, but we should be cautious before we fire someone." He also praised efforts towards international peace: "I applaud our goal of securing peace and security for Ukraine."

However, Bacon voiced disappointment over what he perceived as a lack of decorum during the session: "Finally, we need to look at our decorum for the sake of our country, and on both sides. But tonight, I was extremely disappointed to not see members of the Democrat Party stand for a survivor of child brain cancer and murder victims."