Rep. Don Bacon, a member of the U.S. Congress representing Nebraska’s 2nd district since 2017, recently addressed issues related to U.S.-China technology competition and prison staff safety in a series of posts on social media.
On August 14, 2025, Rep. Bacon questioned the logic behind selling advanced computer chips to China, writing, “Selling high-end computer chips to China while we are in a huge AI competition does not make sense. Either we are in an AI competition or we are not. China is our pacing economic and military threat or not. We cannot have it both ways.”
Later that day, he highlighted concerns about fentanyl exposure among correctional officers and inmates: “Our prison staffs face a mortal fentanyl threat. My bipartisan bill protects our prison staffs and those incarcerated.” He also promoted legislation aimed at addressing this issue by sharing information about H.R. 1046: “Learn more about H.R. 1046, the Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act below”
Bacon’s comments come amid ongoing national debates over U.S.-China relations regarding technology exports and rising concerns about fentanyl smuggling into federal prisons through postal mail.
Born in Momence, Illinois in 1963, Bacon currently resides in Papillion and holds degrees from Northern Illinois University and the University of Phoenix.
