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WASHINGTON – In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced the Hospital Competition Act of 2020 designed to lower the cost of hospital visits by incentivizing hospital monopolies to restore a free market thereby creating more competition and lowering prices for patients. “Patients already suffering medically don’t need to suffer… Read more »

FORT WAYNE – Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Purdue Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana Works held a virtual job fair today with 29 employers represented. At least 745 jobs were open in the following industries: Educational Services; Finance and Insurance; Government; Health Care and Social Assistance; Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Retail Trade; and… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced the Qualified Immunity Act today that would codify clearly established Supreme Court precedent in favor of qualified immunity and the protections it provides for law enforcement agents into statutory law. The bill has already received praise from police groups: The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the Indiana State Police Alliance,… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Upon learning of CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Yu Ben Meng resigning, House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Jim Banks released the following statement: “Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to fund our adversary’s military. With Yu Ben Meng’s departure, CalPERS now has the opportunity to correct its course and divest from companies within China’s military-industrial… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Banks led a group of Indiana Representatives, Rep. James Baird, Rep. Susan Brooks, Rep. Larry Bucshon, Rep. Trey Hollingsworth and Rep. Jackie Walorski, in a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin requesting he allow state, local and tribal governments to use CARES Act funding for broadband expansion.  The CARES Act includes a $150 billion… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today Congressmen Jim Banks (R-IN) and Lance Gooden (R-TX) introduced the Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act to allow Americans to sue China in federal court for its role in causing the coronavirus pandemic. The bill consolidates previous efforts to hold Communist China accountable and serves as the House companion to identical legislation introduced by Senators… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson, RSC Budget Spending Task Force Chairman Jim Banks and 100 additional members of the RSC published a letter today committing to take action to address the nation’s $26.5 trillion national debt. The letter is signed by more than half of all House Republicans currently serving in Congress. “Republicans need to be the party… Read more »

The following appeared at The American Mind on July 28, 2020. There have been non-stop riots in Portland for 60 days. The media still calls them “George Floyd protests,” but if you actually ask the protesters, they’ll give you unrelated answers. Some say they’re fighting against homelessness, some are fighting for immigrant rights. Others say they’re fighting “systemic racism.” Still… Read more »

The following op-ed appeared in the July 24, 2020 edition of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. After the death of George Floyd, there was historic, national consensus that we needed to make sure an episode like it never happens again. The American people took to the streets, sending a message loud and clear – and Congress was listening. Immediately, we went to work on legislation to… Read more »

The following op-ed appeared at FoxNews.com on July 9, 2020. Millions of Americans dutifully pay taxes with the promise that their children can get a first-rate education in the United States. The right to a publicly-funded education is an integral part of our social contract—it means any child can grow up to follow their dreams. If we fail to reopen our schools in the… Read more »