Chris Crabtree

Hoosier. Gardener. Grandpa.

[Chris Crabtree @CCrabtree]

Great British oratory is comfort food for the ears.

[David Davis MP @DavidDavisMP]

For those of you interested in jury trials, this is Parliament at its best. 👇

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

Our team joined Anderson First Church for their Veterans Day Service honoring the brave men and women who have served our country.🇺🇸

[Chris Crabtree @CCrabtree]

“AOC is Churchill compared to some of these new Democrats.” -@jaketapper @CNN

[Adam Wren @adamwren]

Banks joins McCormick in calling for a delay to Senate leadership elections.

[Chris Crabtree @CCrabtree]

“We need to elect Republican leadership in the Senate, but tomorrow is too soon.” -@SenatorBanks

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

My statement on the upcoming Senate Republican leadership race:

[indy reporter @Indy_reporter_]

.@SenatorBanks joined @hammerandnigel to discuss last night's Republican losses, and he didn't sugarcoat it.

Banks called it a "bad night for Republicans" and said the message from voters was clear: affordability.

He pointed to :
-gas prices
-groceries
-utility bills
-inflation
-housing costs

He says Republicans have to do a better job addressing the issues voters care about.

On @MaxForIndiana loss, Banks said it was a national wave election, arguing that @BeauBayh benefited from the Democratic wave and his famous last name, along with more than $10 million in outside funding.

He also acknowledged that the war in Iran and tariffs are contributing to higher prices.

His message to Republicans?
Look in the mirror, learn the lesson, rebuild from the grassroots up and come back with solutions.

[Chris Crabtree @CCrabtree]

Beau Bayh lies like Taco Bell flatulence.

[Mike Neal @MikeNealIN]

I’ve never seen a more dishonest candidate than Beau Bayh.

[Chris Crabtree @CCrabtree]

39-year unbroken streak of not voting for Democrats

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

.@chicagotribune: “Burns Harbor is the beating heart of Indiana’s economy,’ U.S. Sen. Jim Banks said.”

“This is a major grant to support the port’s container handling project and modernize its operations.”

https://t.co/MoMlSq5zaq

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

.@thejohnettecruz: “Indiana truly is a really big state when it comes to military defense systems here and so [Sen. Jim Banks] has kind of put us on the map for that”

“Banks has really… kind of just... spearheaded all of this in order to make some of these deals happen”

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

.@IIB: “The 5th annual defense summit brought some of the biggest names in the defense sector, both the private sector and military to Fort Wayne at a time when Indiana Senator Jim Banks says it’s a tipping point for investment in Indiana.”

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

BREAKING NEWS from @SecArmy:

“I’m excited to announce this morning, under the leadership of Senator Banks, in particular, we added 5 Army test ranges to that booking [dot] com service”

“We are today as of 11:00AM, just a few minutes ago, if you go to https://t.co/cob1X0m4KC, you’ll see that Camp Atterbury, IN and Muscatatuck Range, IN have been added to that white glove test range service. So, we’re really excited to announce that today, it’s live now.”

[Jessica Weiner McCune @jessicawmccune]

.@ChairmanG: “You could not have a better person representing the great state of Indiana… I’ve seen them all come and go, and I am more bullish than ever on Jim Banks.”

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

BREAKING NEWS from @SecNav:

“The Department of War recently announced that Indiana would be installing the first nuclear micro modular reactors (the MMRs) at Crane in less than 2 years. But today, I’m proud to announce that we’re continuing to move forward with installing small modular reactors right here at Crane.”

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

We have so much to be proud of in Indiana when it comes to our national defense and our defense industrial base.

But the best is yet to come.

That's why I'm hosting my 5th Annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit this week in Fort Wayne 🇺🇸

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

GARY MAYOR @eddie_d_melton ON THE @breakfastclubam: "Thanks to U.S. Senator Jim Banks, he helped facilitate that conversation [with @POTUS]."

"So within 24 hours, [President Trump] declared the federal disaster and we started getting those @fema dollars within a week."

[Chris Crabtree @CCrabtree]

Senator Banks’ defense summit in progress- Day 2

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

2026 Northeast Indiana Defense Summit — Day 2 https://t.co/9qt4kdqYYx

[Chris Crabtree @CCrabtree]

@MikeNealIN Just a couple of grifters looting a corpse before they roll him into the ditch.

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

.@ABC21WPTA: "Today, Sen. Jim Banks hosted the first day of his Northeast Indiana Defense Summit at the Pearl Event Center."

"Banks says 21-country could see a big boost to defense jobs with President Trump pushing for a $1.5T military budget."

"The summit continues tomorrow.."

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

.@tmhuston: “In the last 5 years, real GDP growth has grown faster in Indiana than all our neighboring states. And last year, more people chose to move to Indiana than all our neighboring states.”

[Senator Jim Banks @SenatorBanks]

2026 Northeast Indiana Defense Summit — Day 1 https://t.co/hWSTQxbWn9