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Senator Banks Votes to Pass President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C, – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill includes the biggest tax cut for working class Americans in history, a historic investment in border security, and funding to ensure our military has the resources it needs to keep America the most powerful nation in the world. It also makes the largest federal spending cut in history. The bill will now go to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote. Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “I’m proud to support the biggest tax cut for working families in American history. This bill delivers on President Trump’s promises to secure the border and strengthen our military, while also making the largest
Senator Banks Praises President Trump’s U.S. Attorney Nominees for Indiana
WASHINGTON, D.C, – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) released a statement following President Trump’s nomination of Adam Mildred to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana and Thomas Wheeler II to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. Additionally, President Trump named Scott Proctor as Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana. Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “President Trump nominated two strong candidates to be the U.S. Attorneys for Indiana. Adam Mildred and Tom Wheeler have decades of experience and are deeply committed to upholding law and order. They both will bring integrity to the job and I look forward to voting for their confirmation
ICYMI: Senator Jim Banks on Fox News Sunday: “Big Beautiful Bill is Biggest Tax Cut for Working Families, Biggest Spending Cut in History.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined the Fox News Sunday talk show with Shannon Bream to discuss the importance of passing President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Click the image above for the full discussion Key Excerpts Sen. Banks: “Remember, this is a tax bill. This is about taxes on working class Americans. And if we don’t pass this bill, these Americans will get such a big tax increase. I’m the son of a factory worker. Everyone in my family is blue collar, working class. They’re all going to get socked by another $2,000 on average every year. They already tell me they can’t keep up
Indiana Senator helps introduce bill to regulate executive pay in home loan agencies
Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) Introduced a new act set to regulate the pay of executives of Federal Home Loan Banks. The bill entitled the Curbing Unreasonable Renumeration at Banks Act will grant the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Authority the ability to set a reasonable compensation level for senior executives. The bill would be put in place to stop profit-driven behaviors in order to refocus on the banks’ mission to support affordable housing and community lending. “While the Federal Home Loan Bank system has continued to fail to meaningfully invest in affordable housing and community development, it
Jim Banks Reintroduces ‘Putting American Students First Act’ to Stop Illegals from Accessing College Prep Programs Meant for Poor Americans
Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) is reintroducing his “Putting American Students First Act” to ensure that illegal aliens cannot take advantage of taxpayer-funded college preparatory programs meant for low-income Americans. “Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for illegal immigrants’ college prep when many of our own citizens struggle to afford the same opportunities,” Banks told Breitbart News. The bill, which Banks introduced in the House last year, would prohibit the Department of Education from expanding college prep programs, known as TRIO programs, to illegal aliens. Banks introduced the bill after former President Joe Biden allowed California and Oregon in 2022 and 2023 to bypass student eligibility requirements for
Hoosier Ag Leaders Pitch Indiana as Potential Home for USDA Employees to Sec. Rollins
Indiana ag leaders were in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to meet with Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins. Representatives from AgriNovus, Beck’s, Corteva, Elanco, Purdue University, and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture all visited the USDA headquarters to strengthen the collaboration between Indiana’s ag community and USDA. “Senator Banks actually coordinated it,” says ISDA Director Don Lamb. “We talked about a lot of things as far as just agriculture in Indiana and what we’re seeing and what we’re thinking and maybe some of the challenges that we’re facing.” Lamb was grateful for the opportunity to meet with Sec. Rollins to build that relationship between D.C. and