WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) are demanding answers from PowerSchool and Bain Capital executives after a significant cyberattack compromised the personal data of thousands of students and staff nationwide. The senators cite inadequate cybersecurity measures, delayed notifications, and poor communication from the company, whose software manages sensitive student and staff information for thousands of schools across the United States. Around 200 school districts in Indiana were among those affected by the attack. In part, the Senators wrote: “We write to express significant concern about the risks that students, staff, and school districts face after malicious

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) introduced the Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act, which would prohibit the sale of U.S. agricultural land to any individual or entity tied to the governments of Iran, North Korea, China, or Russia. U.S. Representative Dale Strong (R-Ala.-05) also introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. Senator Jim Banks: “Food security is national security. Leaving America’s basic needs vulnerable to extortion by foreign control is not an option. This bill prevents foreign adversaries, including communist China, from owning American farmland in Indiana and across the U.S.—a no-brainer.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.), who founded the Anti-Woke Caucus in the House last congress, delivered a speech at CPAC on defeating wokeness. Below are key excerpts from his remarks: Click the image above for the full speech On America entering the Golden Age: “Today marks one month exactly since President Trump took office, kicking off the Golden Age of America. Within that short time, we’ve gotten just a glimpse of the greatness that will define this new era. President Trump has already rooted out massive waste, fraud, and abuse within the federal bureaucracy, crippling the corruption of the Deep State.