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Today the House voted to advance the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, legislation that reauthorizes farm and food assistance programs as well as the amendment to permanently repeal the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule authored by Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03).   “Hoosier farmers and agriculture producers are closer to receiving relief from this massive government… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today released the following statement after voting for the Securing America's Future Act, which would bolster enforcement of existing immigration law, make important reforms to our legal immigration programs and increase border security:   “This bill made critical reforms to address illegal immigration while providing sensible solutions on a number of… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Armed Services and Education and Workforce Committees, and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a letter signed by 26 members of Congress sent yesterday to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The letter asks the Department of Education to look… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) this morning issued the following statement regarding U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions visiting Fort Wayne today: “We welcome the Attorney General to Fort Wayne and look forward to hearing his comments on immigration reform. Without question, our nation’s immigration policy is outdated, our system needs reformed and our border must be secured. Any… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today released the following statement on efforts in Congress to combat the opioid crisis: “In 2016, 1,526 Hoosiers died of an opioid overdose. This is a crisis, and it’s destroying families and communities across the country. This is why Congress is taking serious steps to combat the opioid epidemic. “In the House, we’ve passed more than 30 pieces of… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement ahead of President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s meeting in Singapore: “The Trump administration deserves tremendous credit for bringing Kim Jong-un to the table through its pressure campaign. Denuclearization does not happen overnight and we must… Read more »

Recent news surrounding a potential President Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un summit revives an alternating cycle of provocation and negotiation that started more than 30 years ago. It should encourage our policy, strategy and planning developers to shift into overdrive to address the complex problems we will face someday, possibly soon. However, the complexity of these problems has been… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today released the following statement regarding this morning’s House Republican Conference meeting on immigration reform: “Republicans are united in the belief that our current immigration policy is outdated, our system needs reformed and the border must be secured. The American people elected a Republican majority with a mandate to fix these problems and… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today released the following statement after voting for H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, which will cut nearly $15 billion in unused funds: “Rescinding nearly $15 billion in unused funds is common-sense. While there is a lot more work to do to address government spending, this is a small step in the right direction.… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today attended President Trump’s bill signing of the VA Mission Act at the White House. “Today is a huge win for our veterans,” said Banks. “I was proud to support this legislation in Congress and to stand by the president as he signed it into law. While there is more work ahead to ensure our veterans get… Read more »