Jim Banks

Here we are again debating another spending package that does absolutely nothing to address our $22 trillion national debt. The bill before us today proposes to spend $24.5 billion, which is more than $1.4 billion over last year's total…

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 the bill (before the short title), insert the following: TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL PROVISION Sec…

A few billion dollars here, a few billion dollars there, $25 billion over there, eventually it adds up. That is why the American people are demanding now more than ever for their Nation's leaders to do something about a…

I just want to note today how radical some of these proposals are that we are debating.

the most important thing isn't how many exercised that choice to be union members or nonmembers, but the fact they have that choice.

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. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 253 printed in part…

A very wise former Governor of Indiana once said that you will never know how much government you will never miss. And these days, as we roll out spending package after spending package that spends more and more than ever spent before, I…

Here we go again. Another bloated spending deal that doesn't just bust the spending caps but spends more than ever before on this division. With a $22 trillion national debt, you would think my colleagues on the other side of the aisle…

Religious liberty remains the bedrock of the American experiment, and Republicans remain firmly in favor of RFRA protections.

Unfortunately, my friends on the other side of the aisle are fighting tooth and nail to eliminate religious liberty and advance the radical pro-abortion agenda by rolling back common sense conscience protections.

When President Clinton enthusiastically signed the bill into law he noted how a 'Broad coalition of Americans came together to make this bill a reality.'

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…

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. {time} 1545 Amendment No. 165 Offered by Mr. Biggs The Acting…

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. Amendment No. 101 Offered by Mr. Biggs The Acting CHAIR. It is…

Frankly, the arguments from my colleagues who oppose this amendment simply don't add up. By busting the budget caps, the nondefense programs that they are so passionately defending would face $55 billion in automatic cuts. So it seems my…

My amendment is simple. It reduces spending in this division by 14 percent, the amount that is needed to avoid busting the budget caps and preventing sequestration. With these spending packages, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle…

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 C (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount made…

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 B (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount made…

My amendment is simple. It would reduce spending in this division by 14 percent, the amount that is needed to avoid busting the budget caps and preventing sequestration, which would compromise our national security. This division would…

We have got to think about the audacity of these claims. I am not talking in my amendment about cutting any specific program. I am proposing an amendment to cut 14 percent across the board to prevent the excessive spending that we are…

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. Amendment No. 44 Offered by Mr. Huffman The Acting CHAIR. It is…

What the other side is proposing is both reckless and irresponsible. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle want to bust the budget caps to fulfill liberal spending priorities and, in the process, put our national security at risk…

It is long past time that we get serious about putting our fiscal house in order. This division costs nearly $74 billion, which is an increase of nearly $10 billion from the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. My amendment is simple. It cuts…

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…

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…