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ICYMI: Sen. Banks Presses National Park Service on Woke Projects that Violate Trump Executive Order
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Acting National Park Service Director Jessica Bowron, urging full compliance with President Trump’s Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History executive order. The order directs federal agencies to ensure that national landmarks and monuments reflect an accurate, unifying account of America’s founding and progress. In part, the letter reads:“As President Trump’s executive order Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History makes clear, it is the policy of the federal government “to restore Federal sites dedicated to history…to solemn anduplifting public monuments that remind Americans of our extraordinary
ICYMI: Breitbart: Sen. Banks Blocks Promotion of Woke Air Force Colonel Advocating Race, Gender-Based Promotion
Read the full article here. Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) has placed a hold on the promotion of an Air Force colonel advocating for military promotions based on race and gender, not merit. Col. George H. Sebren, who has been recommended for promotion to Brigadier General in the Air Force, authored a 2017 research paper lamenting the creation of “a general officer cohort that severely lacks diversity.” He argues that Air Force promotions are inherently racist and sexist because they were not promoting the correct percentage of officers who were non-white or female. That does not sit well with Banks, who has fought wokeness since arriving in Washington.
Sen. Banks Secures Key Amendments in Defense Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C, – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the Committee’s mark-up of theFiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “I’m proud to have secured amendments that confront 21st century challenges facing our military. These changes will help protect sensitive research from the Chinese Communist Party, speed up how we get the tools our troops need, and make sure military kids can focus in the classroom without unnecessary distractions.” Senator Banks’ Amendments in the National Defense Authorization Act: Background: The National Defense Authorization Act is U.S. federal law that sets the annual budget, policies, and priorities
Indiana’s congressional delegation reacts to Iran bombing
Indiana’s Congressional delegation took to X to react to President Donald Trump’s decision to decision to strike three nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend. On Saturday, the U.S. military launched a series of bombing attacks against three Iranian nuclear facilities, The Associated Press reported. Trump described the damage as “monumental,” though the U.S. assessment was unfinished. Trump’s decision marks one of the riskiest foreign policy decisions by a U.S. president in recent memory, potentially plunging the nation back into armed conflict in the Middle East with no clear endgame, according to wire reports. On Saturday, Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., tweeted an image of
Indiana Senator helps introduce bill to ban cellphones in military classrooms
Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) introduced a new bill Wednesday centered on banning cellphones in Department of Defense classes. The bill is entitled the Restoring our Educational Focus on Children of U.S. Servicemembers at DoDEA (REFOCUS DoDEA) Act. They believe the bill will help students focus more on learning by banning cellphones in the classrooms of Department of Defense K-12 schools that teach many children of U.S. military members. The Department of Defense Education Activity website states that it operates 161 schools in 9 districts located in 11 foreign countries, 7 states, and 2 territories across 10 time zones, serving more
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Banks Unveils Bill To Protect Workers Who Disagree With Their Radical Left Bosses
Republican Indiana Sen. Jim Banks is introducing a bill Thursday to prevent employees from facing retaliation from their employers for acknowledging the concept of biological sex. The bill, called the Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act, would clarify that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964— which prohibits employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of certain characteristics — protects employees who acknowledge or express the binary and biological nature of sex, both inside and outside of the workplace, according to a copy of the bill text first obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The legislation would also clarify that Title VII protects the right of