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Sen. Banks, Rep. Mrvan Urge Treasury to Preserve U.S. Owned and Operated Steel Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Representative Frank Mrvan (IN-01) sent a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging the Department to consider national security when reviewing foreign takeovers of U.S. steel companies. They warned that foreign control puts our defense and supply chains at risk and stressed the need to keep American steel strong. They also backed President Trump’s push to rebuild the U.S. steel industry and stop unfair trade practices. In part, the letter reads: “We share President Trump’s goal to revitalize the American steel industry so it can compete head-to-head with any country in the world by cracking down
Senators Banks, Cotton Introduce the SAFE Home Act
INGTON, D.C, – Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced the SAFE Home Act. This legislation would prohibit agencies that receive federal funding for adoption and foster care from delaying or stopping a child’s placement because the parent wants to raise the child according to their biological sex. Rep. Mary Miller (IL-15) is leading the Bill in the House. Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “Kids deserve safe, loving homes and parents shouldn’t be blocked from adopting or fostering just because they oppose irreversible sex-change procedures on children. This bill makes sure families aren’t punished for using common sense.” Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.): “Loving families shouldn’t be excluded from adopting
Senator Banks Introduces the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act. The bill bars accreditors from forcing colleges to adopt racial or sex-based quotas as a condition of accreditation and requires accreditors to consider a school’s commitment to academic freedom. The bill aligns with President Trump’s recent executive order, Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education. Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “Accreditation should be about academic quality, not about enforcing woke quotas. My bill puts common sense back into accreditation and defends the principles that make American higher education strong.” Peter Wood, President, National Association of Scholars: “At last, a serious attempt by Congress to repair the
Sen. Banks threatens federal grants to police over immigration raid compliance
Indiana U.S. Sen. Jim Banks said he’d consider withholding federal grant money funneled to the Indianapolis police department if the agency does not help carry out the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. “My message to the police chief and others who want to block these efforts to deport illegals, especially those who are violent criminals, is that I’m exploring ways we can take away your federal grants that go to your law enforcement agencies if you don’t back up the federal government,” Banks said during the WISH-TV segment. Sen. Banks threatens IMPD federal grants over immigration enforcement
Takeaways From Day 2 of Kennedy’s Confirmation Hearings
RFK Jr. has named his own movement — Make America Healthy Again — earning him congratulations from Mr. Sanders. Many of his ideas, such as promoting healthy eating and tackling chronic disease, are appealing. And he has a devoted legion of followers, many of them the so-called MAHA Moms, positioning him as an important part of the Trump coalition. Senator Jim Banks, Republican of Indiana, put it this way: “President Trump just won a historic election victory, and you were a big part of it.” He observed that “a lot of those moms” who attended the hearing were from his home state. “And that’s why you
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Sen Asks Rubio To Investigate ‘Radical’ Gov Agency Pushing Pro-Abortion Policies On Foreign Nations
Republican Indiana Sen. Jim Banks is calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to investigate a government agency allegedly pressuring foreign nations to adopt abortion rights in exchange for American aid. Banks wrote a letter to the State Department Thursday afternoon calling on Rubio to “complete a thorough investigation” into Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) foreign aid practices and abortion advocacy under the Biden administration, according to the letter’s text exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. EXCLUSIVE: GOP Sen Asks Rubio To Investigate ‘Radical’ Gov Agency Pushing Pro-Abortion Policies On Foreign Nations | The Daily Caller