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Government Reform

 I agree with most Ohioans that our Federal Government spends far too much and is overly large, cumbersome and bureaucratic. Many of the roles currently filled by government agencies would be better left to individuals, private businesses and non-profit organizations. I take my government oversight responsibilities very seriously, and am well-positioned to work on this issue from my seat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. During the 114th Congress I will continue to consider and propose ways to reduce government spending and eliminate redundancy in government agencies.

March 26, 2017
Congressman Jim Jordan joined Chris Wallace this morning on Fox News Sunday to discuss the American Health Care Act.

During the interview, Rep. Jordan said:

March 24, 2017
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following statement regarding today's decision by Republican House leadership to cancel today's scheduled vote on the American Health Care Act:
March 22, 2017
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) joined MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning to discuss congressional efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare. During the interview, Rep. Jordan reiterated his opposition to the American Health Care Act in its current form.

During the interview, Rep. Jordan made the following comments:

March 22, 2017
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) joined MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning to discuss congressional efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare. During the interview, Rep. Jordan reiterated his opposition to the American Health Care Act in its current form.

During the interview, Rep. Jordan made the following comments:

March 21, 2017
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) questioned representatives from the Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Business Board (DBB) and others today about a December 2016 Washington Post report that claimed the DoD tried to bury a DBB study on potential DoD savings. Rep.
March 7, 2017
Today in a press conference, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) stated his intention to reintroduce the 2015 Obamacare repeal bill so that Congress could vote on a repeal of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. During the press conference Rep. Jordan said:
February 15, 2017
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) will join Congressman Justin Amash (R-MI), as well as staff of the CatoInstitute, for a special briefing titled the "Cato Handbook for Policymakers." The event will take place at 12 p.m. tomorrow in the Gold Room (2168) in the Rayburn House Office Building. Peter Russo, director of Congressional Affairs at the Cato Institute, will moderate the event.

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February 2, 2017
Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) released the following statement calling on Republican leaders to bring H.R. 3762, which repealed the Affordable Care Act through budget reconciliation in 2016, to the floor for a vote:

"Health care will be better and more affordable once Obamacare is repealed. We committed to the American people to repeal every tax, every mandate, the regulations, and to defund Planned Parenthood.

January 25, 2017
Jordan statement on Trump executive actions on border security, immigration

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following comments regarding President Donald Trump's executive orders to move forward on building a border wall and to better enforce immigration laws in the United States:

January 23, 2017
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following comments regarding President Donald Trump's executive orders today to resurrect the Mexico City Policy banning U.S. aid to organizations that promote or perform abortions abroad, and to freeze federal hiring.

On the Mexico City Policy: