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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Jun 18, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division E (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. _. Each amount made available…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Jun 18, 2019

Woman, I was proud this year to lead the Republican Study Committee's effort in creating and drafting our own budget as part of the Budget and Spending Task Force. I gathered together with several of my colleagues, coming from different…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Jun 13, 2019

My amendment would apply a 14 percent reduction in the amounts made available for this division. However, it is important to note that this amendment would not apply to amounts made available for the Department of Defense and would have no…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Jun 13, 2019

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Indiana will be postponed.

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Jun 13, 2019

The contrast here couldn't be any clearer. We have so many young people who are watching us in the gallery today. At home, I have three daughters who are aged 9, 7, and 6. If we don't do something about a $22 trillion national debt today…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Jun 13, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division D (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. _. Each amount made available…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Jun 12, 2019

Hoosiers sent me to Washington, D.C., to do something about just this. The spend, spend, spend mantra of Members of Congress for many decades in the past has got to come to an end now. That is why this amendment, a commonsense amendment to…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Jun 12, 2019

The Democrat majority promised the American people before the last election that they would produce a budget, and the Democrat majority has failed the very basic first step of leadership in failing to do so. Without putting a budget on the…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Jun 12, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount made…

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Andre Carson
@andrecarson· Democratic · IN· Jun 11, 2019

Everyone knows that Americans pay too much for their prescription drugs, and something must be done. That is why I am pleased House Democrats are addressing the rising costs of these medications. We have passed legislation like H.R. 987…

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· May 23, 2019

Mr. President, I rise today to celebrate the talent and steadfast dedication of Purdue University's All-American Marching Band, which will be performing for the 100th time at the 103rd Running of the Indy 500. Every year, the ``Greatest…

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Larry Bucshon
@larrybucshon· Republican · IN· May 17, 2019

I was unavoidably detained on May 17, 2019, in order to deliver the Commencement Address at the Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis, Missouri. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 215, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 216…

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Andre Carson
@andrecarson· Democratic · IN· May 16, 2019

Last November, the American people elected us to this body because of the urgent need to shore up our health care system and bring down the cost of prescription drugs. Today, we are making good on that promise to the country by passing…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· May 15, 2019

I thank the gentleman from Georgia, a great friend and a great conservative in the House of Representatives, for being here tonight. Madam Speaker, when the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Mike Johnson from Louisiana, asked me…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· May 15, 2019

The State of Indiana has so much to be proud of. Indiana provides a road map for the rest of the Nation when it comes to fiscal responsibility. There are few leaders in the House of Representatives who do as much for the conservative cause…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· May 15, 2019

We need to confront this fiscal challenge now, as it is no longer a far-off concern. Currently, we are set to run trillion-dollar deficits in perpetuity. The Social Security trust fund will be bankrupt by 2035. The Medicare trust fund will…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· May 15, 2019

The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mike Mullen, called our national debt ``the single biggest threat to national security.'' Since then, we have added more than $7 trillion more in red ink. Our national debt today stands at…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· May 15, 2019

I thank the gentleman for his comments. As the gentleman from Oklahoma said, the Republican Study Committee budget is the only budget proposal on the table. It is the only proposal that balances the budget, that begins to rein in wasteful…

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