Who?
Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN)*
*freshman US Senator after serving four terms in the House
LISTEN: Laslo & Banks
Ask a Pol asks:
Do you know where you are on the SAFER Banking Act?
Key Banks:
“I’ll have to check,” Sen. Jim Banks exclusively tells Ask a Pol. ”I’m familiar with it from the House, but I haven't seen the latest iteration of it in the Senate.”
Caught our ear:
“Gonna hold a response on it until I see the framework,” Banks tells us.
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Jim Banks (7-29-2025)
SCENE: Before Congress left town for their month long August recess, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo caught Sen. Jim Banks after he voted on the Senate floor and was making his way back to his office across the street via one of the Capitol’s underground tunnels.
Matt Laslo: “Hey, how are you, Senator?”
Jim Banks: “How you been?”
ML: “Do you know where you are on the SAFER Banking Act?”
JB: “Uhh, I’ll have to check.”
What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!
ML: “That's that cannabis banking protection one.”
JB: “I’m familiar with it from the House, but I haven't seen the latest iteration of it in the Senate.”
ML: “Yeah? It just hasn't come up?”
JB: “So gonna hold a response on it until I see the framework.”
ML: “Cool.”
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