Jim Banks

A top Navy officer got in a heated exchange with Rep. Jim Banks on Tuesday after being confronted about his recommendation that sailors read a book from a top author espousing critical race theory. Adm. Michael Gilday, chief of naval operations, previously released a “professional reading program” reading list that...

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), says the Democrats’ China bill is a “massive boondoggle that’s going to help the Chinese” and hurt Americans, making the remarks during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday. Banks explained that Democrats are falsely pitching the China bill as...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Fort Wayne's NBC) - Three Democrats have stepped up to oppose Republican Jim Banks in congressional elections since 2016. Each time, Banks has prevailed in a runaway victory. Can John Stephens, a relative newcomer to northeast Indiana, earn a different outcome?. He believes he has a game...

There has been a “sea change” in House Republicans’ attitudes towards woke capital — or corporations embracing wokeness, Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN) said at an event on Tuesday. Banks said at an event hosted by the Claremont Institute:. Though Republicans in Congress have come a long way...

Rep. Jim Banks, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, was interviewed by Clifford Smith, director of the Middle East Forum's Washington Project, in an April 23 Middle East Forum webinar (video) about changes in U.S. foreign policy under the Biden administration. Banks sees the Biden administration's "appeasement" foreign policy as...

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., on Sunday said that Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming has "failed" in her leadership role as the House Republican Conference chairwoman. Banks, the chair of the influential Republican Study Committee caucus, told "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace that he believes that Cheney has become a "distraction" and that he believes House Republicans should be unified in a single mission to oppose the "radical, dangerous Biden agenda" and win back the majority next year.

REP. JIM BANKS, (R-IN): Hey, Chris, good to be with you. WALLACE: You are one of the Republicans leading the charge to remove Liz Cheney as chair of the Republican conference and it looks like to replace her with Elise Stefanik, a congresswoman from upstate New York. I want to...

Congressman Jim Banks recognized Whitko Career Academy in the House of Representatives March 1 and shared the official congressional record at the school Friday. On March 1, Banks recognized the academy for “their impressive work to help young Hoosiers succeed in the 21st-century workforce. ... Upwards of 500 students walk through the doors of the academy each day. Inside, each student engages in hands-on, skills-based learning. Made possible through partnerships with The 80/20 Foundation Trust and the Whitley County Community Foundation, the academy gives these students the tools they need to pursue livelihoods in manufacturing, engineering, agriculture, technology, education and more,” Banks said. “Earlier this month, the academy formed a three-way partnership with WishBone Medical Inc. in Warsaw and Red Star Contract Manufacturing to bolster the academy’s engineering curriculum. Students will be manufacturing components for one of Wish Bone’s pediatric medical devices. This year, the academy will also serve as the home of the Whitko Agriculture Program and Future Farmers of America ... In the year and a half since its founding, Whitko Career Academy has established itself as a model for career and technical education.”

In a post-President Trump-era, Rep. Jim Banks is trying to rally the GOP around a new agenda that embraces popular Trump stances with a return to conservative fiscal responsibility. As the new chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the largest group of House conservatives, Banks is leading the effort...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Fort Wayne's NBC) - A local activist group plans to protest outside of U.S. Representative Jim Banks office to demand his resignation. United Activists of Fort Wayne Indiana says 'Banks is undermining our democracy'. At the Fort Wayne Federal Building, activists will demand his resignation after the...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Fort Wayne’s NBC) -- A protest Thursday involving about a dozen people in Fort Wayne, included calls for Congressman Jim Banks to step down. He tells Fort Wayne's NBC News that the protest was "laughable." As for Wednesday's violence in Washington? He says it was "sickening." Fort...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the next round of COVID-19 vaccinations go to front-line workers and those over 75, many say including teachers is crucial. Rep. Jim Banks (R, IN3) says getting vaccines to educators means more student success. The next...

(FORT WAYNE) – Today, Rep. Jim Banks announced he has nominated 8 students from Indiana’s 3rd Congressional District for acceptance to U.S. Service Academies’ Class of 2025. Banks said: “Congratulations to these eight patriotic young men and women. They’ve already shown a remarkable commitment to their country, and I’m certain...

Aug. 5, 2020 - U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-3rd, who represents northeast Indiana, visited two regional steel manufacturers. Banks was joined by House Chief Deputy Whip Drew Ferguson during visits Aug. 4 to the Structural and Rail Division of Steel Dynamics, Inc. in Columbia City and Nucor’s Metal Building Division in Waterloo.