[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.

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