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Floor SpeechNeutral2026-02-26

APPOINTMENTS CORRECTION

Jim Banks
Jim Banks
RIN · Senator
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Civil Rights

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On 2026-02-26, Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) delivered a floor speech titled "APPOINTMENTS CORRECTION" in the Senate. The speech addressed civil rights. It referenced legislation: S715.

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APPOINTMENTS CORRECTION

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S715] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] APPOINTMENTS CORRECTION Mr. BANKS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a correction to an appointment made on February 24, 2026, be printed in the Record. For the information of the Senate, this correction is clerical and does not change membership of the United States Commission of Civil Rights made by the appointment. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore and upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 98-183, as amended by Public Law 103-419, appoints the following individual to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, for a term of six years: Sara Frankenstein vice Gail Heriot. ____________________
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