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Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on President Trump’s announcement to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal: “This was a bad deal for the United States from the start, and Iran has used the windfall from President Obama’s deal to fund its regional aggression in the Middle… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today introduced the Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act to address and mitigate the current high-risk rating of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) health care. “While the VA has made progress over the past 16 months, there are still several long-standing issues within the VA… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today spoke on the House floor to wish his mom a happy 60th birthday and to wish all Hoosier moms a Happy Mother’s Day. Click here or on the image below to view Congressman Banks’ speech. … Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today praised the inclusion of his initiative to modernize and strengthen the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program in the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). “Nunn-Lugar has played an integral role in the process of dismantling weapons of mass destruction in former Soviet… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) led a group of House colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressing support for Macedonia’s admission to NATO. Text of the letter can be found here or below. The Honorable Jens Stoltenberg Secretary General North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today voted in favor of legislation that reauthorizes the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The bill included an amendment offered by Banks to recognize the hangar at Smith Field in Fort Wayne as the National Airmail Museum. “Today Congress voted to strengthen and modernize America’s aviation industry while also making reforms that… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, today spoke on the House floor urging President Trump to nominate a VA Secretary who has the experience and commitment needed to build upon the progress made for veterans over the last 16 months. Click here or on the image below to view Congressman Banks’ speech. … Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) has introduced an amendment to legislation the House of Representatives is currently debating that would reauthorize the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Banks amendment would recognize the hangar at Smith Field in Fort Wayne as the National Airmail Museum. Rep. Banks spoke about his proposal during amendment debate on the House… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) Steering Committee, today released the following statement in support of the RSC’s 2019 budget proposal, which was released this afternoon: “For too long, Congress has operated under the misguided notion that defense spending must be matched by non-defense spending, and the RSC’s budget shows there is a… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today urged his colleagues to make the individual tax cuts included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent. Banks also announced his support for H.R. 4886, the Permanent Tax Cuts for Americans Act. “This week, for the first time since 1986, the American people celebrated Tax Day by saying good riddance to an old, broken, outdated tax code,” said Banks.… Read more »