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75-573: As of July 3rd, 2023, the House Baltic Caucus has 72 members from both the Democratic and Republican Parties. The House Baltic Caucus is led by Congressmen Don Bacon (R-NE) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Congressman John Shimkus (R-IL) was a founder of the Caucus, together with Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), and served as co-chair from 1997 to 2021. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) replaced Kucinich in 2013 and

150-533: A Brookings Institution event in October 2017, Bacon stressed the importance of military readiness and called for U.S. Air Force crews to increase flight hours to enhance readiness. He also said the "gravest threat" to military readiness was the "partisan divide" in government, which had prevented necessary increases in spending. Bacon supports a stronger U.S. presence in the Balkans to counter Russia, which he has called

225-700: A moderate centrist within the Republican Party . Bacon has been a member of the Armed Services Committee since taking office in 2017. Bacon supported airstrikes in Syria in retaliation for the Assad government's use of chemical weapons . In 2019, Bacon voted for a resolution opposing Trump's move to withdraw U.S. support for the Kurds in Syria , which exposed Kurdish militias to attacks from Turkey . At

300-402: A border wall. He said that Trump's attempt to circumvent Congress by declaring a national emergency to redirect money from military construction to building a border wall was not "the right way to go" because it infringed on congressional powers, but voted against a House resolution to overturn the emergency declaration and against overriding Trump's veto of legislation that would have overturned

375-524: A bullying campaign...they're being told on certain cable channels that the world's falling apart...and they feel like approved to cross these boundaries and to be wrong." He ultimately supported Mike Johnson 's successful bid for the role. Bacon supported the November 2023 expulsion of George Santos . Bacon will be seated in the 119th United States Congress in January 2025. Bacon is frequently described as

450-668: A complete ban on food imports from Australia , Canada , Norway , the United States, and the European Union. The European Union , United States , and Canada imposed an initial round of sanctions on 17 March 2014, and, on 11 April, Albania , Iceland and Montenegro announced that they would be following suit. On 28 April, the US expanded its sanctions to include 17 Russian companies, with Japan , Canada , and Australia , taking similar actions soon thereafter. The EU also joined

525-439: A decree on special economic measures in relation to Ukraine's unfriendly actions against Russian individuals and entities. On August 21, 2021, Russia expanded its economic sanctions on Ukrainian individuals and included Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov . The updated version of the list of sanctioned individuals, approved by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ,

600-412: A federal ban on abortion. He supported a constitutional amendment to ban abortion nationwide several times since 2017. In 2024, Bacon still signaled support for a national ban on abortion but with exceptions for the life of the mother. Bacon opposes the 2024 Nebraska Right to Abortion Initiative that would amend the state's constitution to establish a right to abortion until fetal viability but supports

675-743: A federal crime. The bill's language was incorporated into the 2020 Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which passed the House but was blocked by Rand Paul in the Senate. A later version became law in 2022. Bacon expressed support for "most of" the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 . He supported mandatory wearing of body cameras by police officers while on duty and a national registry for police misconduct, but opposed ending qualified immunity provisions for officers. He also criticized provisions ending

750-651: A key adversary of the United States. He has expressed alarm regarding Russia's activity in Ukraine and the Balkans, as well as Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and attempted Russian interference in other nations' elections. In November 2017, Bacon told an electronic warfare (EW) conference that the U.S. military needed "to elevate the electromagnetic spectrum to an official domain of warfare —alongside land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace–and appoint general officers as EW advocates in all four services and to

825-563: A personal matter, but that he supported decriminalization at the federal level and believed that states should be permitted to make the decision. Bacon supported the 2018 Farm Bill , which legalized industrial hemp production. In 2017, Bacon voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 . Bacon has expressed support for raising the full retirement age for eligibility for Social Security for Americans now under age 40. Bacon has said, "I don't think we know for certain how much of climate change

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900-655: A politically competitive area. A member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus , which represents the most moderate of the five GOP factions in the House, Bacon was an original sponsor of the Naming Commission , which stripped the Department of Defense of names valorizing the Confederacy , and of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act , which established lynching as a unique hate crime , and voted to enact

975-515: A statement on April 16, 2022, announcing sanctions against UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and 12 other UK Officials. The MFARF released a statement on April 27, 2022, announcing sanctions against 287 British MPs. On May 24, 2022, Russia imposed sanctions against 154 members of the House of Lords of the British Parliament in response to London's decision to include almost the entire composition of

1050-639: A statement. Russia has imposed personal sanctions against 18 British citizens, including officials, scholars and law enforcement representatives, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on February 12, 2024. Russia has imposed personal sanctions against 22 British citizens, including officials,members of IT sector and legal market, the Foreign Ministry said on April 10, 2024. Russia imposed an entry ban for 9 Icelandics, 16 Norwegians, 3 Greenlanders and 3 Faroe Islanders in retaliation for their joining

1125-469: A statement. Moscow said the travel ban was introduced in response to repeatedly imposed anti-Russian sanctions by the Joe Biden administration."It is high time for Washington to learn that not a single hostile attack against Russia will be left without a strong reaction," the Russian Foreign Ministry said. On March 15,2024, Russia has banned entry to another 227 Americans involved in fostering and implementing

1200-427: Is a success story and we have to support their democracy." At the outset of Russia's invasion of Ukraine , Bacon said: "Today starts a new and dark chapter in national security that is Hobbesian in nature where bullies will dominate weaker countries. Where might makes right, and dictators prey on their neighbors unless free nations band together and deter this threat.…We have entered a new cold war " In April 2022,

1275-453: Is an American politician and retired military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Nebraska 's 2nd congressional district since 2017. Before holding public office, he was a United States Air Force officer, retiring as brigadier general with time as wing commander at Ramstein Air Base , Germany and Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha, Nebraska , prior to his retirement from

1350-447: Is being caused by normal cyclical changes in weather vs. human causes. I support legislation that allows for continued incremental improvement in our environment, but oppose extreme measures that create significant economic and job disruption." In 2018, Bacon said he would support a ban on bump stocks . In 2021, he introduced legislation to enhance penalties for engaging in illicit straw purchases of firearms. Bacon favors repealing

1425-420: Is the right person. I'm in a quandary." Bacon narrowly defeated Ashford in the general election on November 8, 2016, with 48.9% of the vote to Ashford's 47.7%. He was the only Republican to defeat an incumbent Democrat in the 2016 House elections. Bacon was reelected in 2018, narrowly defeating progressive Democrat Kara Eastman with 51.0% of the vote to her 49.0%. Bacon and Eastman faced off again in

1500-447: The 14th Amendment . In 2017, he voted for legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and to repeal a rule requiring state and local governments to distribute federal funds to Federally Qualified Health Centers even if they perform abortions, a measure aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood . Bacon said he supported redirecting funds to community health care centers that do not provide abortion services. Bacon supports

1575-480: The 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods and pushed to fund levies to shore up flooded farmland and Offutt Air Force Base. Bacon supported the 2018 Republican-led omnibus Farm Bill which legalized the commercialization of Hemp products. Bacon is firmly against abortion . He is a co-sponsor of the Life at Conception Act, which would guarantee "equal protection for the right to life of each born and preborn human person" under

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1650-520: The 2022 midterm elections and announcements by Freedom Caucus members that they would oppose or demand concessions of presumptive House Speaker Kevin McCarthy , Bacon announced he was willing to work with Democrats to elect a moderate Republican. In August 2023, the FBI revealed that Bacon was the first US lawmaker to be targeted in a cyberespionage intrusion by Chinese government hackers . When asked about

1725-692: The Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, and opposes proposals for Medicare for All or single-payer healthcare . In May 2017, he voted for the American Health Care Act of 2017 , Republican health-care legislation that would have repealed large portions of the ACA. In August 2017, Bacon and five of his House colleagues urged Trump to preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for undocumented youth brought to

1800-779: The March 2018 Russia presidential elections in Crimea and Sevastopol that May. Switzerland , although not an EU member, mirrored the Union's sanctions, a historic deviation from the country's stance of semi-complete political and wartime neutrality , citing a "serious violation of the most fundamental norms of international law within the scope of its political room for manoeuver." New Zealand imposed "largely symbolic" sanctions in May 2014, and in September 2014, Australia placed Russia, Crimea, and Sevastopol on

1875-720: The National War College and the University of Phoenix . His final assignment was as Director of ISR Strategy, Plans, Doctrine and Force Development, AF/A2, Headquarters U.S. Air Force at the Pentagon from July 2012. In 2014, Bacon retired from the U.S. Force. During his 29 years in the Air Force, he was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal , two Legion of Merits and two Bronze Star Medals ; he

1950-540: The Respect for Marriage Act , which codified federal recognition of same-sex marriage . He was one of 37 Republicans who rejected attempts to overturn the 2020 election , and one of 35 who supported the committee to investigate the January 6th attack . He has repeatedly sparred with members of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus . An active voice on foreign policy, Bacon is one of a slate of U.S. representatives sanctioned by

2025-681: The Russian Federation sanctioned and banned Bacon in retaliation for U.S. participation in sanctions against pro-war members of the Russian Duma . In February 2023, Bacon signed a letter advocating for President Biden to give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Bacon has been a member of the House Agriculture Committee since 2017. In 2019, he urged the United States Army Corps of Engineers to streamline its response to

2100-550: The Russian Federation Council in the sanctions list. On June 14, 2022, Russia has imposed sanctions on 49 UK citizens, including journalists, defense officials and arms industry executives, in response to western punitive measures against Moscow over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia has expanded its sanctions stop-list for British nationals, putting on it 39 politicians, business people, and journalists, including

2175-592: The U.S. House of Representatives . On May 21, 2022, the MFARF published on its website list US citizens who are banned from entering Russia on a permanent basis. The "stop list" included 963 people. Russia has imposed personal sanctions on 61 US officials including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and leading defence and media executives, the Russian foreign ministry said on June 6, 2022. US President Joe Biden's wife and daughter have been banned from Russia, along with 23 other Americans,

2250-410: The 'stop list'," the ministry said. Russia has imposed personal sanctions against 54 British citizens, including officials, journalists and law enforcement representatives, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on August 18, 2023.The decision was taken "in response to London's hostile anti-Russian course," and unilateral sanctions imposed against Russian citizens and economic operators, the ministry said in

2325-428: The 2020 general election. Bacon was reelected by a larger margin than in 2018, winning 51.0% of the vote to Eastman's 46.2%, even as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden won the district by 6.5 points. He was endorsed by his predecessor, Democrat Brad Ashford , whom he defeated in 2016. Bacon narrowly won re-election in 2022 against Nebraska state senator Tony Vargas . Bacon claimed yet another narrow win in

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2400-913: The 28 April sanctions and, in addition, instructed the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to suspend the signature of new financing operations in Russia. The EU continued to expand the scope and duration of its sanctions over the following months, agreeing to extend the existing sanctions on 150 individuals and 38 companies for another six months in March 2018. The EU also added five individuals—Natalya Ivanovna Berzruchenko, Inna Nikolayevna Guzeyeva, Aleksandr Yurevich Petukhov, Miroslav Aleksandrovich Pogorelov, and Anastasiya Nikolayevna Karpranova—to their sanctions lists for their involvement with, and organization of,

2475-833: The Air Force in 1985, commissioning through the Air Force Officer Training School at Lackland AFB, Texas. In his military career he specialized in electronic warfare , intelligence , reconnaissance and public affairs , and also qualified as a Master Navigator . He served as a Wing Commander at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, as a Group commander and Squadron commander at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona and an Expeditionary Squadron commander in Iraq . Bacon has earned master's degrees from

2550-763: The Australian autonomous sanctions list in response to the Russian threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, while Japan sanctioned Russian military-related technology and five major Russian banks ( VTB Bank , Sberbank , Gazprombank , Vnesheconombank , and the Russian Agricultural Bank ). Since first imposing its sanctions in 2014, the US has expanded them several times, including in December 2015 and April 2018. As of 24 May 2018, Ukraine 's sanctions list named more than 1000 individuals and more than 400 entities. Further sanctions by

2625-722: The Canadian parliament. This list also includes business people and executives that are complicit in supplying the Armed Forces of Ukraine with arms and who actively participate in the Russophobic campaign fueled by the authorities," the ministry said. On April 7, 2022, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced sanctions on 228 members of the Australian government and 130 members of the New Zealand government, including their prime ministers and other high-ranking members of Cabinet. On June 16, 2022,

2700-578: The Department of Defense 1033 program , which allows the transfer of surplus military equipment to law enforcement agencies, saying, "if our police are encountering a serious threat, I don't want an equal fight for them." He ultimately voted against the legislation in a mostly party-line vote. After the murder of George Floyd , Bacon and Anthony Brown introduced legislation to rename Department of Defense assets that valorized Southern confederate leaders or values. Alongside companion legislation introduced in

2775-503: The EU were unfrozen on 6 March 2016. In May 2014, Russia sanctioned more individuals from the United States and Canada, but the list has not yet been revealed. After a member of the German Bundestag was denied entry into Russia in May 2015, Russia released a blacklist to the European Union governments of 89 politicians and officials from the EU who are not allowed entry into Russia under

2850-620: The European Union sanctions, the MFARF said in a statement released on April 29, 2022. Russia banned entry to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence and former director of National Security Agency of Montenegro on October 14, 2022. Russia imposed sanctions against 52 key Irish officials and politicians, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on November 16, 2022. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on March 9, 2023, that 144 citizens of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have been barred from entering Russia. The newly blacklisted are ministers, parliament members, public figures and journalists of

2925-578: The House, calling it a vote "for chaos", and "a good day for Russia and China." He supported Steve Scalise in his initial bid for the October 2023 House Speaker election , but voted against the subsequent unsuccessful bid by Freedom Caucus founder Jim Jordan , former President Donald Trump's preferred candidate. Following the first round of voting on Jordan's nomination, Bacon revealed that his wife and staff were being harassed and threatened by phone and in public to push him to support Jordan, saying "there's been

3000-457: The MFARF said on June 28, 2022. On September 5, 2022, the Russian Foreign Ministry prohibited 25 high-ranking officials, business people, and actors from entering Russia "on a permanent basis." The move comes in retaliation for U.S. President Joe Biden's sanctions against Moscow, the press release added. The Russian Foreign Ministry has sanctioned 200 US nationals in retaliation for American sanctions on November 11, 2022 . Notable persons include

3075-526: The MFARF said that it was sanctioning an additional 121 Australian citizens, including journalists and defense officials, citing what it calls a "Russophobic agenda" in the country. Russia has added 39 representatives of Australian security services and defense companies to a "stop-list" that bars them from entering the country, in response to a sanctions law adopted by Canberra, the Russian foreign ministry said on July 21, 2022. Russia imposed sanctions on 32 citizens of New Zealand, including representatives of

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3150-540: The NDAA for reasons he said included funding for the commission, after which Congress delivered the only veto override of his presidency. On July 19, 2022, Bacon and 46 other Republican representatives voted for the Respect for Marriage Act , codified the right to same-sex marriage in federal law. He said he does not believe "the government should dictate who can marry each other based on gender, race, or ethnicity." In 2018, Bacon said that he opposed marijuana legalization as

3225-456: The November 2024 general election in a rematch against Democratic challenger Tony Vargas. Bacon prevailed without the support of the top of the Republican ticket , former President Trump, who had sought a primary challenger against Bacon, as well as the state's Republican Party , which backed conservative populist Dan Frei for the nomination, losing by 24 points. After his election, Bacon

3300-470: The Rossiya 1 television channel. Zakharova confirmed that the US had removed some Russian representatives from their sanction lists, and said Nuland's visit to Russia was requested by the US."I think our Western partners should analyze this approach and understand that we can respond in a negative manner to negative things. We can also respond in a positive manner to positive things and have always been opting for

3375-687: The Russian government , and was the first member of Congress to be hacked by the Chinese government. Bacon is originally from Momence, Illinois , the son of Donald and Joan Bacon of Bourbonnais . He grew up on a family farm in Momence and graduated from Grace Baptist Academy in Kankakee in 1980. Bacon attended Northern Illinois University and interned in Representative Ed Madigan 's Washington D.C. office during his senior year in 1984. He entered

3450-454: The Russophobic policy of the current US administration, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced. A total of 313 Canadian officials and MPs including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were blacklisted by Russia on March 15. On April 13, Russia sanctioned 87 Canadian senators. On April 28, the Russian Foreign Ministry published a list of 592 Canadian citizens that are permanently barred from entering

3525-468: The Senate by Elizabeth Warren , the bill resulted in the creation of The Naming Commission through incorporation into the omnibus National Defense Authorization Act . When asked about the bill, President Trump insisted that he would "not even consider" the proposal, to which Bacon replied in The New York Times , "you're wrong—you need to change... we're not the party of Jim Crow." Trump vetoed

3600-586: The UK, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on January 12, 2023. The Russian Foreign Ministry on March 17, 2023, announced sanctions on 23 more British citizens in a retaliatory move. In a statement on its website, the ministry said officers of the British armed forces involved in the training of Ukrainian military against the Russian army, including commanders of formations that provided instructors for this purpose, have been put on Russia's stop list. Top officials of

3675-678: The US have been made in February 2024, presumably in response to the death of Alexei Navalny in a Work Camp prison, and to mark the upcoming second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. In early-March 2014, the European Union froze all funds belonging to Raisa Bohatyriova on suspicion of her illegal use of budget funds. It was reported in 2016 that, according to the Ukrainian government, she had since repaid government funds that had been allegedly misappropriated. For this, her funds in

3750-442: The United States as children (also known as "Dreamers"), "until we can pass a permanent legislative solution." In 2019, he voted for legislation to create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented youth. Bacon has expressed support for construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall supported by Trump . Bacon voted against legislation to end the December 2018–January 2019 government shutdown by appropriating funds without money for

3825-585: The Zinc Network Corporation were also put on the list of British citizens who are now barred from entering Russia, it said. "In addition, restrictions have been imposed on a number of judges and officials of the UK penitentiary system involved in the harassment of independent journalists. "In particular, representatives of the management of the maximum security prison Bermarsh in London, which is known for repeated cases of human rights violations were included in

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3900-807: The command of the country's armed forces and journalists, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on July 30, 2022. And on September 16, 2022, Russia has sanctioned another 41 Australian nationals from entering the country. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on January 19, 2023, that 31 officials, journalists and public figures from New Zealand have been indefinitely barred from entering Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on June 21, 2023, that 48 officials, journalists and defense industry contractors from Australia have been indefinitely barred from entering Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on April 17, 2024, that 235 officials, journalists and defense industry contractors from Australia have been indefinitely barred from entering Russia. The MFARF released

3975-604: The country in a tit-for-tat response to Western sanctions on Moscow. Moscow barred entry to 62 Canadian citizens in response to another expansion of anti-Russian sanctions by Ottawa, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in its statement on August 5, 2022. Moscow barred entry to 55 Canadian and American citizens in response to another expansion of anti-Russian sanctions by Ottawa, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in its statement on August 31, 2022. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on September 22, 2022, that an additional 87 Canadian citizens have been indefinitely barred from entering

4050-417: The country in response to Ottawa's anti-Russian sanctions. The newly blacklisted are Canada's regional leaders, senior military officers, heads of companies supplying Ukraine with weapons and dual-use technologies. A total of 905 Canadians have been under Moscow's sanctions, including a travel ban, official data show. Russia's Foreign Ministry announced on November 14, 2022, that 100 Canadians have been added to

4125-458: The country's former Prime Minister David Cameron, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on August 1, 2022. On September 14, 2022, the Russian Foreign Ministry sanctioned 30 British citizens. In a statement, it said the British nationals included UK defense lobby representatives and were encouraging anti-Russian agenda. Moscow has expanded its sanctions stop-list for British nationals, blackballing 36 politicians, security officials, and journalists from

4200-537: The country. Moscow is set to bar entry permissions for 26 nationals of Canada in response to the country's earlier announced measures, the MFARF said on May 21, 2022. Russia on June 3, 2022, announced a travel ban on 41 Canadian citizens, including several members of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress , in retaliation for "anti-Russian" sanctions imposed on Moscow over Ukraine. Russia sanctioned 43 Canadian citizens on June 27, 2022, barring them from entering

4275-676: The declaration. List of people and organizations sanctioned during the Russo-Ukrainian War#Against US Various sanctions against Russia and its affiliates have been imposed by major economic and political powers in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine , including the United States , the member states of the European Union (EU), and other international organizations. In response, Russia has imposed its own sanctions against other countries, which include

4350-575: The immediate family of US President Biden, officials and their immediate family, and lawmakers. With these additions, the Russian Foreign Ministry has now sanctioned 1,073 Americans. Russia has imposed personal sanctions on 77 US politicians and officials, the Russian foreign ministry released on February 8, 2023. On February 16, 2023, the Migration Service of the Moscow Police slapped a 40-year entry ban to Russia on American citizen Alicia Day, who

4425-433: The intrusion, which Bacon said largely compromised campaign and personal email data, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC called the incident a "smear" and part of a "groundless narrative." The embassy denial included a complaint that the U.S. government had undercut China's sovereignty with recent arms sales to Taiwan, an effort which Bacon had vocally supported. A spokeswoman for Bacon's office said it

4500-443: The joint staff." He said the U.S. should re-intensify its EW capabilities, which he said had atrophied after the collapse of the Soviet Union . Bacon is a consistent supporter of Taiwan . In 2019, he spent time with Representative Salud Carbajal and former Speaker Paul Ryan in Taiwan to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act and open a new de facto Embassy . Bacon said, "we owe it to be clear that Taiwan

4575-456: The latter," she said. Zakharova later clarified to Govorit Moskva radio that one Russian citizen had been removed from the US sanctions list, but she did not disclose the person's name. On March 15, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MFARF) said it had imposed sanctions on US President Joe Biden and 12 other US officials. The MFARF released a statement on April 13, 2022, announcing sanctions against 398 members of

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4650-549: The list of people banned from entering the country in response to sanctions against Russia by Canada. In response to Ottawa's sanctions, Russia has blacklisted 200 Canadians, banning them from entering the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on December 9, 2022. In total, the list of Canadian citizens who are permanently barred entry to the Russian Federation includes 1,204 names. On April 12, 2023, Russia imposed sanctions on 333 Canadian officials and public figures, including prominent Olympians, in what it said

4725-423: The military in 2014. His district includes all of Omaha and the areas surrounding the Offutt base. Bacon is a moderate centrist within the Republican Party . As of 2023, he ranks eighth in bipartisanship among members of Congress according to the Lugar Center . Notably, his district was carried by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election and Kamala Harris in 2024 presidential election , making it

4800-410: The opposing ballot measure (Protect Women and Children) which would criminalize most abortions after the first trimester and may allow lawmakers to restrict or ban abortion in the future. In 2019, Bacon and Representative Seth Moulton introduced The Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019. The bill specified lynching as a unique deprivation of civil rights, and would for the first time make it

4875-559: The present sanctions regime. Russia asked for the blacklist to not be made public . The list is said to include eight Swedes, as well as two Member of Parliament (MPs) and two Member of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the Netherlands. Finland's national broadcaster Yle published a leaked German version of the list. In January and March of 2015, three politicians from Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland were blocked from entering Russia due to alleged "anti-Russian activities." On October 22, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed

4950-428: The pro-Nazi regime in Kiev, the entry to the Russian Federation is closed on a permanent basis for 56 Canadian citizens. These people, from academic and pro-Banderite organizations, have been actively involved in the campaign to glorify Hitler's accomplices from the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists-Ukrainian Insurgent Army (OUN-UPA) and the Galicia division, including the disgraceful honoring of Nazi Jaroslav Gunko in

5025-470: Was a tit-for-tat response to Canadian restrictions on Moscow and support for Ukraine. On March 23, 2024, Russia imposed sanctions on 56 Canadian officials and public figures, in what it said was "in response to sanctions continuously introduced by the liberal government of Justin Trudeau against Russian senior officials, representatives of the business community, academic circles and the civil society, and all those out of favor with official Ottawa patronizing

5100-596: Was co-chair until 2021. Leaders and members of the Baltic Caucus have worked in the past toward the passing of legislation regarding Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania issues that affect the region and its constituency in America. These efforts include, but are not limited to: 118th Congress 117th Congress 115th Congress 113th Congress 112th Congress 111th Congress 110th Congress 109th Congress 108th Congress 107th Congress 106th Congress 105th Congress 104th Congress Don Bacon Donald John Bacon (born August 16, 1963)

5175-451: Was considered a tossup, with Democratic incumbent Brad Ashford seen as having a slight edge. After a 2005 videotape showing Donald Trump making lewd remarks to Billy Bush surfaced in October 2016, Bacon said that Trump could not win the presidency and should withdraw from the race in favor of "a strong conservative candidate, like Mike Pence ." But Bacon did not say that he would not vote for Donald Trump, since he did not "believe Hillary

5250-432: Was detained two weeks earlier after walking a calf along Moscow's Red Square. On May 17, 2023, additional 500 American citizens, including former US President Barack Obama, have been indefinitely barred from entering Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced. Among the newly blacklisted are significant figures, officials, lawmakers, experts and heads of military-industrial companies, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in

5325-447: Was in the sanctions list that prohibits individuals from entering the country, but it has been removed after the US nixed a similar restriction, barring a Russian citizen from entering the country. "Indeed, she was on a sanction list. It means that such a person cannot cross the border. They put Russian representatives on their sanction lists, hence, in this case the matter was settled on the parity basis," said Zakharova in an interview on

5400-519: Was likely a reason for the attack. Following failed House votes on bills to avoid a government shutdown beginning on October 1, 2023, Bacon said of Republicans in the Freedom Caucus who sought major concessions or pushed for a shutdown "some of these folks would vote against the Bible because there's not enough Jesus in it." Bacon voted against the October 2023 removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of

5475-555: Was published on the government website containing legal information. The sanctions include freezing non-cash accounts and other assets in Russia and a ban on capital transfers from Russia. The number of sanctioned Ukrainian individuals rose from 849 to 922. Removal from sanction list Russia has lifted targeted sanctions to allow US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland to visit Moscow for meetings with Russian officials on October 12, 2021. Maria Zakharova , spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry, said Nuland

5550-591: Was selected as Europe's top Air Force Wing Commander in 2009. He served as an aide to U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry and assistant professor at Bellevue University before running for office. In the 2016 elections, Bacon won the Republican primary for the U.S. House of Representatives in Nebraska's 2nd congressional district , a primarily urban and suburban district in metro Omaha , covering parts of Douglas and Sarpy counties. The general election race

5625-458: Was sworn in to the 115th Congress in January 2017. During Donald Trump's presidency, Bacon voted in line with Trump's position 89.4% of the time. Bacon was reelected in 2018 and in 2021. During the first year of Joe Biden 's presidency, Bacon voted in line with Biden's position 29.5% of the time. In 2022, Bacon intervened to help Trump Media obtain an O-1 visa to hire an executive from North Macedonia named Vladimir Novachki. Following

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