ICYMI: Sen. Banks Joins the Bottom Line on Fox Business Network

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined The Bottom Line on Fox Business Network to discuss the Senate's priorities ahead of the August recess, the AI race, and how AI is reshaping government and the workforce.

Click the image above for the full discussion.

Key Excerpts on Senate priorities:

Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.): "We have a full plate in the Senate. Later tonight we're going to pass the next step for the CR to avoid a government shutdown; we have the crypto bill, a big piece of President Trump's legacy, a bill to save college sports, and then we have this big reconciliation bill. Reconciliation 3.0 that the House passed over to us, that also included the SAVE America Act. We have an opportunity in the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act with the Reconciliation bill that also includes a historic investment in our national defense to support our troops, support our warfighters."

"We have a lot to do in the Senate; count me in on the list of growing Senators who are willing to stick around here all August long to get all that done if that's what it takes, but I don't think that's what it takes. I think we can pass all these bills this week and get out of town, go back home to Indiana and other states and tell our story about what republicans are doing, what we've accomplished and what these radical crazy democrats are standing up for, and if we go do that we're going to win big in midterm November elections."

Key Excerpts on AI dominance:

"The big key here is President Trump; he's a leader that understands we have to win the AI race. We can't let the Chinese beat us, because if the Chinese beat us in this race, then they will control the next American Century; we can't let them do that. America has to win the race so we can control our destiny. And that's why this framework is so important, why the President's leadership is so important, the national security threat of what comes next."

"As far as what I have been focused on is, we know that AI is going to transform America's economy, and we want to transform it in a healthy way. You talk about skilled trades and what this could mean for high school students and young people today, the skills that they need to succeed in an AI economy; those are the conversations that we're having on Capitol Hill. Often, cases are bipartisan, substantive, and healthy but, what President Trump is focused on is the big picture to make sure we win this, but win it in a way that doesn't destroy America."

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