Jim Banks
U.S. Senator · Indiana · Republican
Statements and posts
355 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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Pick a week or a day to set the dates below. One count per message: copies of one post on X and Bluesky count once, and reposts aren’t counted. Shading is scaled to Banks’s own volume over the last 12 months (a typical active day = 1). Aug 10, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026.
4 statements, Sep 21, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
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Banks Questions FDA Nominee on Drug Safety and FDA Oversight
Questioned FDA nominee on drug safety, clinical trials in China, and food oversight.
“Is it in the public interest to investigate companies that dispense abortion drugs and mislead women about their risk?”
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Sen. Banks Urges U.S. Space Academy Commission to Select Grissom
Urged Space Academy Commission to select Grissom Air Reserve Base in Indiana as the new Space Academy location.
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Banks Leads Fight to Ensure Taxpayer-Funded Pell Grants go to American Students Only
Introduced bill to reserve Pell Grants for American students and citizens only.
“In 2026, Socialist-aligned Democrats fight harder for illegal aliens than their own constituents, but back in 1994, they led a bill that would ensure taxpayer-funded Pell Grants are reserved for American students only.”
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Sen. Banks Introduces Bill to Reserve Pell Grants for American Students
Introduced bill to restrict Pell Grants to U.S. citizens only.
“is in financial difficulties with a projected shortfall of billions of dollars that could lead to trouble for students as soon as 2028.”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.