WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a bipartisan letter to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang raising serious national security concerns about the company’s reported plans to open a research and development facility in Shanghai. The letter warns that NVIDIA’s move could aid China’s military-civil fusion strategy, expose sensitive U.S. chip designs to theft or coercion, and directly undercut American technological leadership in artificial intelligence. The senators demanded answers from NVIDIA by June 20 and urged the company to halt activities that could empower the Chinese Communist Party at the expense of U.S. national and economic security. Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “No

COLUMBIA CITY, IN. – Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced presidential appointments for Indiana leadership at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Steve Howell as State Director for Indiana Rural Development and Steve Brown as State Executive Director of the Indiana Farm Service Agency. Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “President Trump and Secretary Rollins are putting America’s farmers first. Steve Howell and Steve Brown will help our farmers get the support they need and ensure Indiana’s agriculture industry remains strong for a long time to come.” Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins: “President Trump is putting Farmers First, and so is

WASHINGTON, D.C, – Last week, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Axing Nonmarket Tariff Evasion (ANTE) Act. This legislation aims to stop countries like Communist China from dodging U.S. tariffs by shifting production to third-party countries. The bill gives the U.S. Trade Representative new tools to detect and prevent tariff evasion that undercuts American workers and floods the market with artificially cheap goods. Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) is leading the bill in the House. Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “Communist China shouldn’t be able to dodge U.S. tariffs by slapping a ‘Made in Mexico’ label on their products. My bill closes loopholes and stops the