Don Bacon (NE-R) concerned President Trump's tariffs now weighing on economy of Nebraska, nation

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20. I don't think Rep Bacon is concerned over the effect on Nebraska, only on his ability to get reelected.

So he has to pretend he cares.
He did vote against renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America; a safe vote since he was the only Republican to do so.
Otherwise, he's pretty much a Trump "Yes" button pusher.
But, there is a growing resistance to the whole tariff thing across the country, and he wants to put his "concern" into the consciousness of the voters in his district. Sort of a Susan Collins sort of thing.
His complaint about firing the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that there's a lot of backlash against transforming the BLS into a propaganda tool.

But, he has to be careful because he could get on Trump's naughty list and get "primaried".
Independent thinking isn't part of the Republican playbook.
I think he's just testing his leash.