Ft Wayne Times

Today, after voting against H.R. 9494, the Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act of 2025, Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) released the following statement:

“Today I voted against another spending bill that didn’t cut a single cent in federal spending. It adds a trillion dollars to our debt, spends at the same level as when Nancy Pelosi was Speaker, and funds the Biden-Harris White House’s open borders, America Last agenda.

Nearly 60% of Hoosiers say they are driving less to save money on gas and families in Indiana are struggling to cover everyday expenses more than in any other state in the Midwest.

I will not go along with inflationary, Biden-Harris spending that has already made it impossible for working families to make ends meet. Now that this CR has failed, I hope that Speaker Johnson will put a spending bill on the floor that cuts spending and includes the SAVE Act.”

H.R. 9494 includes:

Funding for DOD and VA-provided abortion access

$10 billion for global health initiatives, including “for family planning and reproductive health services to help prevent maternal mortality globally”

$10.3 billion “in critical funding for sustainable and inclusive development, democratic governance, environmental protection, and economic growth programs”

$3.4 billion for funding commitments to UN and other international organizations.

$8.7 billion for global humanitarian assistance programs.

No funding for a border wall.

$91.3 million for refugee settlements.

$200 million more in funding for a new FBI headquarters.

An extra $300 million for the National Institute of Health.

$10 billion for global health initiatives, including “for family planning and reproductive health services to help prevent maternal mortality globally.”

$91.3 million for refugee settlements.