BIDDING FAREWELL TO CONGRESS

On 2024-12-17, Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) delivered a floor speech titled "BIDDING FAREWELL TO CONGRESS" in the Senate.

BIDDING FAREWELL TO CONGRESS

Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 187 (Tuesday, December 17, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 187 (Tuesday, December 17, 2024)] [House] [Page H7246] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] BIDDING FAREWELL TO CONGRESS (Mr. BANKS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. BANKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today one final time in this Chamber after 8 years of serving northeast Indiana in the House of Representatives. I thank my supporters, my friends, and my family, who have allowed me the great honor of serving in Congress. I will always be grateful to them. Most of all, I thank my wife, Amanda; and our three daughters, Lillian, Elizabeth, and Joann. I am only able to do this job because of the sacrifices that they make. I thank my incredible staff over the last 8 years for their hard work on behalf of my constituents as well. I am proud of where I come from, and it has been an honor to represent the best place in the world and the best people in the world in the U.S. House of Representatives. This is the greatest country in the history of the world, and we have a duty to keep it that way. I am thankful on behalf of my great State of Indiana, though I will have an opportunity to continue to serve my country and my State in January beginning in the United States Senate. It has been an incredible honor to serve the people of Indiana. ____________________