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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Dec 12, 2023

The All-Volunteer Force is at a crossroads.

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Dec 12, 2023

So this really recent survey says that clearly politics, DEI, 'wokeness,' is a problem.

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Dec 12, 2023

By all metrics, the All-Volunteer Force has been a success.

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Dec 12, 2023

I think that it is unavoidable when I am talking to many service members who are currently in the military and those who are leaving that have expressed concerns over the military's use of DEI initiatives.

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Dec 12, 2023

I mean, would you disagree that wokeness is a top recruiting obstacle for the Army?

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Dec 12, 2023

Today's hearing is focused on 'Recruiting Shortfalls and Growing Mistrust: Perceptions of the U.S. Military.'

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Dec 12, 2023

If we continue down the same path of valuing radical ideologies like DEI over national security, the recruits will continue to dwindle.

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Frank Mrvan
@frankmrvan· Democratic · IN· Dec 12, 2023

I thank Ranking Member Nadler for the time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 357. As a Member of the legislative branch, I take very seriously our responsibility to provide oversight of the executive branch. We must always…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Dec 12, 2023

Discrimination, we look back at old records, 2017, 31 percent of Black service members, 25 percent of Asian service members, said that they had been harassed or assaulted during their service time.

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Frank Mrvan
@frankmrvan· Democratic · IN· Dec 12, 2023

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Mrvan of Indiana moves to recommit the bill H.R. 357 to the Committee on the Judiciary. The…

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Dec 12, 2023

This poll, which we can all read, found that 73 percent of veterans believe that the U.S. military has become too political regarding race, gender, and sexuality.

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Victoria Spartz
@victoriaspartz· Republican · IN· Dec 7, 2023

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 705 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 706. personal explanation Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I regret that I was unable to vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay''…

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Dec 6, 2023

EVs may make sense for densely populated areas, but the lack of range and insufficient towing capabilities do not meet the needs of rural Indiana's Sixth District. The CARS Act will begin to bring sensible policy back to the forefront and…

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Victoria Spartz
@victoriaspartz· Republican · IN· Dec 6, 2023

I think we have had a lot of important discussions this Congress, but there is one important discussion that I truly believe we need to take very seriously. It is section 702 of the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…

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Victoria Spartz
@victoriaspartz· Republican · IN· Dec 5, 2023

The challenge is for the smaller farm... the input costs and regulation are destructive for an American farmer.

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Victoria Spartz
@victoriaspartz· Republican · IN· Dec 5, 2023

This true leadership of United States, if this REPO Act will be adopted as soon as possible, will be an explicit example...

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