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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., has picked up the backing of top former Trump official Stephen Miller for his “bold pro-American agenda” nearly a week after Banks launched his 2024 Senate bid — as the Indiana congressman touts his record as a conservative warrior in Washington.
Banks, currently the head of the conservative Republican Study Committee in the House, launched his candidacy on Tuesday to succeed outgoing Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., in 2024. Braun will be running for governor of the Hoosier State.
Banks already secured the endorsement of Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind. Now Miller, a top immigration hawk who served in the White House as a senior adviser, added his name to those endorsements in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“I have had the distinct privilege and honor of working closely with Jim Banks to advance the America First agenda and fight Biden’s war on the middle class,” Miller said. “Jim has led the way in developing a bold pro-American agenda — no one in Congress is more devoted to the defense of our beleaguered way of life.”
INDIANA REP. JIM BANKS LAUNCHES 2024 SENATE RUN, HIGHLIGHTS RECORD AS ‘CONSERVATIVE FIGHTER’
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., speaks at a press conference following a Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on June 8, 2022.
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Miller also noted Banks’ stance on issues including fighting back against woke culture in schools, Chinese influence — and particularly illegal immigration, where Banks has pushed the leadership of his party to oppose amnesty for illegal immigrants.
“As a Senator, Jim will be an unrelenting champion for Indiana and for America: battling against illegal immigration, the deep state, the corrupt corporations, the Chinese Communist Party, the Marxist education bureaucracy, and the woke tyranny oppressing our people,” Miller said. “Jim will forever put American Families first, beginning with an ironclad resolve to stop the mass…
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