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Rep. Don Bacon

Nebraska · District 2

Ukraine Support Grade

A Excellent
  • Voted in favor of The Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, which allowed the lending/lease of American defense materiel to Ukraine.
  • Voted in favor of the 2022 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriation
  • Voted against Amendment 21 to H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act, which would have stricken $300 million of assistance for Ukraine.
  • Voted against Amendment 22 to H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act, which would have prohibited all security assistance for Ukraine
  • Voted against Amendment 25 to H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act, which would have removed the extension of lend-lease authority to Ukraine
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 5692: Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2023.
  • Voted in favor of H.R.2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 8035: Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
  • Signed discharge petition
  • Made a pro-Ukraine statement or statements.

Relevant Statements

  • “A majority of us agree we have to stand with Ukraine. Putin has got to stop this war.”

  • “His country’s a victim; Russia’s the invader. To me, I have total moral clarity that we should stand by Ukraine. So I just think if he speaks, if he can persuade a few people, it’s worth it.”

  • “Appeasing tyrants and bullies don’t work. They won’t stop until punched in the nose. We stand up to bullies.”

  • “I hope the speaker prevails. He’s doing the right thing. It’s in our national security interest that Ukraine remain independent.”