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Today the House passed a bipartisan bill authored by Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) that directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to study the integration of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) with the VA’s overall mental health care services. Veterans account for 18% of suicides in the United States, even though they are 8.5% of the population. The… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today announced that a member of his staff will visit Montpelier and Bluffton on Thursday, November 16 to meet with local residents and assist Hoosiers experiencing problems with a federal agency. What: Banks’ staff to host office hours in Montpelier Date: Thursday, November 16 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET Location: Montpelier… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today announced that a member of his staff will visit Angola and Auburn on Tuesday, November 14, to meet with local residents and assist Hoosiers experiencing problems with a federal agency. What: Banks’ staff to host office hours in Angola Date: Tuesday, November 14 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET Location: Steuben EDC… Read more »

Today the House of Representatives passed a bill authored by Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03). The Banks bill would correct existing law regarding headstones provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are never located. Public Law 105-368 provides headstones for spouses and was enacted in 1998. Public Law 109-461… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) released the following statement in favor of including a repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate in tax reform: “Including a repeal of the individual mandate in tax reform would save taxpayers more than $400 billion over a decade and get tax reform closer to the finish line. Additionally, repealing this unconstitutional mandate would allow… Read more »

The House Veterans Affairs Committee yesterday passed the bill by Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) that would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study the effectiveness of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL). Banks spoke on his bill yesterday during a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee markup hearing. Click here or on the image below to view his testimony. “The… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today voted to disband the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a board of 15 unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats with the power to make substantial changes to Medicare. The legislation passed the House 307 to 111. “Hoosiers should be in charge of their health care choices, not a panel of unelected bureaucrats in… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) made the following statement regarding the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” a comprehensive tax reform bill released today: “House Republicans are fulfilling the promises we made to enact fundamental tax reform for the American people. Our plan will help middle class families, simplify our tax code and encourage new investment and job creation.… Read more »

Today Congressmen Jim Banks (IN-03) and Scott Peters (CA-52) hosted a bipartisan roundtable with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin, other members of the VA leadership team and representatives from medical device manufacturers to discuss the high amount of late payments for medical devices procured by the VA. Several Hoosier medical device manufacturers, the… Read more »

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today introduced a bill that would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study the effectiveness of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) in preventing veteran suicide. Banks spoke about his proposal during a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee last week. Click here or on the image below to view his testimony on the legislation. “Every… Read more »