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Jim Banks' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Jim Banks did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2024.

  • "The historic Dobbs decision was one year ago today. Praising God for the strides we've made in protecting life over the past year, but we still have work to do. I am proud to be a pro-life voice in Washington, and will always fight for our unborn." (twitter.com)
  • "Today I’m thinking about the progress we’ve made in protecting life over the past year and praising God for the historic Dobbs decision. But the fight is not over. I will defend our unborn at every turn, and we need more leaders in office who will do the same." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 100% by National Right to Life Committee (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 26 "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" (None)
  • Rated 0% by Alliance for Retired Americans (None)
  • Rated 0% by National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (None)
  • Voted against S 610 "Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act" (None)
  • "Jim is committed to supporting pro-growth policies like those that have produced record low unemployment and the strongest wage growth in decades. Jim supported President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that reduced taxes on hardworking Americans and led to the best American economy in a generation." (banksforsenate.com)
  • Rated 84% by FreedomWorks (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1 "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6760 "Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018" (None)
  • Rated 84% by FreedomWorks (None)
  • Rated 92% by The Club for Growth (None)
  • "As Silicon Valley beefs up it's lobbying in DC, lawmakers should not prepare to forfeit the First Amendment rights of Americans and allow the market place of ideas to collapse in favor of big money." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 6% by Common Cause (None)
  • Voted against HR 1 "For the People Act of 2021" (None)
  • "The "big lie" is that #HR1 is anything other than about giving Democrats an advantage on Election Day and more seats in the US Senate!!! #ForThePoliticiansAct" (twitter.com)
  • ".@FoxNews is reporting there’s been a 411% surge in NYPD officers filing for retirement. Not good. Imagine how much worse it’d be if we removed qualified immunity protections! No one sane would want to be a police officer!" (twitter.com)
  • "Political violence is wrong, and we must bring those who perpetuate it to justice. Similarly, we must stand behind our nation’s law enforcement as they put themselves in harm’s way to keep us safe. I wish my Democrat colleagues would have agreed with me sooner and not just when it suits their political narrative" (banks.house.gov)
  • Voted against HR 1280 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021" (None)
  • Voted against HR 7120 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1605 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2670 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6395 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7900 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023" (None)
  • "Jim led the Republican Study Committee, the largest caucus of conservatives in Congress, which produced the only budget in Congress that cuts trillions in wasteful spending and starts the overdue task of beginning to pay down our over $31 trillion national debt by balancing the budget in 5 years. Additionally, Jim introduced legislation that would require a report on the inflationary impact of any spending bill that passes through Congress." (banksforsenate.com)
  • Voted against HR 2 "Moving Forward Act" (None)
  • Voted against HR 3684 "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" (None)
  • Voted against HR 5376 "Build Back Better Act" (None)
  • Voted against HR 7301 "Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020" (None)
  • Voted against HR 8294 "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5735 "THRIVE Act" (None)
  • "Jim led the Republican Study Committee, the largest caucus of conservatives in Congress, which produced the only budget in Congress that cuts trillions in wasteful spending and starts the overdue task of beginning to pay down our over $31 trillion national debt by balancing the budget in 5 years. Additionally, Jim introduced legislation that would require a report on the inflationary impact of any spending bill that passes through Congress." (banksforsenate.com)
  • "Spending doesn't reduce inflation & banning semi-auto rifles doesn't reduce crime. Biden tried both already." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 5376 "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (None)
  • "Here’s the bottom line: Joe Biden’s "American Rescue Plan" sparked the inflation crisis crushing American families and the Democrats’ new reconciliation bill will make it even worse." (twitter.com)
  • "Student debt cancelation is a total scam that helps the white collar, upper class more than anyone else and does nothing to address the skyrocketing costs of college and bloated university administration staff." (twitter.com)
  • "Student loan forgiveness undermines one of our military’s greatest recruitment tools at a time of dangerously low enlistments." (twitter.com)
  • "The median income for households making student loan debt payments is more than $86,000. More than 1/3 of this group has a graduate degree. This pause has cost taxpayers (avg income 50-75k) more than $100 billion. Student debt forgiveness is a scam to benefit liberal academics." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 2547 "Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act" (None)
  • Voted against HR 4 "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021" (None)
  • Voted against HR 5746 "Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act" (None)
  • "The left wing mob attacks on Georgia’s new election laws ("Jim Crow 2.0" ... "racist" ... "voter suppression" ...) are designed to intimidate other states from passing popular voter ID laws and voter security measures for mail-in ballots. Don’t fall for it!!!" (twitter.com)
  • Rated 100% by American Energy Alliance (None)
  • Voted against HR 4447 "Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019" (None)
  • Voted against HR 9 "Climate Action Now Act" (None)
  • "Instead of buying oil from Putin, Biden wants to buy it from the Ayatollah and Maduro... To Joe Biden, anywhere is better than the USA!" (twitter.com)
  • Rated 0% by League of Conservation Voters (None)
  • Rated 100% by American Energy Alliance (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1 "Lower Energy Costs Act" (None)
  • Rated 92% by National Rifle Association (NRA) (None)
  • Voted against HR 1808 "Assault Weapons Ban of 2022" (None)
  • Voted against HR 7910 "Protecting Our Kids Act" (None)
  • Voted against S 2938 "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act" (None)
  • "Obamacare has been an unmitigated disaster!! Those who argue otherwise have their heads in the sand and are oblivious to the the fact that almost every American is paying substantially more for healthcare than they were before!" (twitter.com)
  • "Somehow, Warren’s Medicare for All plan is even crazier than socialist Bernie’s…costs $20T more. $52,000,000,000,000 is nearly 2.7 times our annual GDP. There is simply NO WAY such a plan avoids serious taxes on working and middle class families." (twitter.com)
  • "'Bidencare" would destroy the private insurance industry, forcing millions of Americans onto government-run healthcare. Healthcare access will go down, the sick will have fewer options, and jobs in the healthcare industry would disappear. C’mon man!" (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 6201 "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (None)
  • Voted against HR 6833 "The Affordable Insulin Now Act" (None)
  • ".@Speakerpelosi shelves 3 bi-partisan proposals for her progressive plan to nationalize the prescription drug industry. Still not enough to appease leftist #NewDemocraticParty!" (twitter.com)
  • "Glad to see this Administration focus on the need for affordable, quality #healthcare and prescription drugs. We need bold proposals like my bill, the Hospital Competition Act of 2019, to lower costs for all Americans. #SOTU" (twitter.com)
  • "President Trump capped insulin at $35. Joe Biden repealed this order just so he could take credit. Shameful!" (twitter.com)
  • "As chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Jim led multiple delegations to the southern border to hear directly from law enforcement on the ground about the devastating consequences of this crisis. Following these meetings, Jim hosted a roundtable with lawmakers and parents from Indiana and around the country who lost children to fentanyl to discuss the devastating impact of fentanyl flowing across our border. In the Senate, he’ll continue to fight to secure America’s borders and stop the flow of illegal drugs." (banksforsenate.com)
  • "Business as usual = Biden economy, open border, woke bureaucracy, two tiered justice system. I won’t vote for business as usual." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2 "Secure the Border Act of 2023" (None)
  • "The United States has seen record-high illegal border crossings under Joe Biden, leading to increased crime and illegal drugs flooding our communities. Jim is a strong and vocal advocate for securing our border by implementing the successful policies of the Trump administration, including building a physical barrier along the southern border, and reinstating the "Remain in Mexico" program where migrants must wait in Mexico before their asylum claims can be heard in the United States." (banksforsenate.com)
  • Voted against HR 1333 "NO BAN Act" (None)
  • Voted against HR 6 "American Dream and Promise Act of 2021" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2 "Secure the Border Act of 2023" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2494 "POLICE Act of 2023" (None)
  • "#Iran must never be in a position where they can threaten the United States with ICBMs. We must apply more pressure on Iran." (twitter.com)
  • "Aid to Israel needs to be focused on Israel. Lumping support with Ukraine funding needlessly holds up aid to our most important ally in their hour of need." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 5692 "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (None)
  • Voted against HR 6833 "Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023" (None)
  • "Aid to Israel needs to be focused on Israel. Lumping support with Ukraine funding needlessly holds up aid to our most important ally in their hour of need." (twitter.com)
  • "Donald Trump put America first. Joe Biden puts Ukraine first." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 5692 "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (None)
  • Voted against HR 6833 "Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023" (None)
  • "Great job @RepKenBuck and @HawleyMO for working to protect sensitive government info from #CCP snooping & getting a bill passed through Congress that’d ban #TikTok on all government devices. Next stop = @realdonaldtrump’s desk" (twitter.com)
  • "TikTok is a trojan horse for #CCP data collection & espionage. @realDonaldTrump's EO puts America's national security first. A turning point in US cybersec policy!" (twitter.com)
  • "What are the Chinese Communists doing with your #TikTok data? Perhaps developing AI technology to use cameras to detect faces… we know they use face recognition software to discriminate against #Uighurs. Data is the fuel that keeps the dystopian #CCP machine running!" (twitter.com)
  • "While it may seem like a harmless and fun app, #TikTok is a Trojan horse for the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) to infiltrate the United States. We need to be vigilant and determine what kind of security risk this app poses to its users." (twitter.com)

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