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Of the hearing Rep. Jordan said:
"The First Amendment Defense Act is common-sense legislation that protects religious liberty—the backbone of our great nation. Under FADA, the federal government would be barred from revoking grants, contracts, accreditation, or licenses from individuals or institutions based on the personal views they hold on the definition of marriage.
When announcing his reasons for recommending against prosecution, Comey said that the "context" of Clinton's actions needed to be taken into account. Rep. Jordan questioned Comey regarding the context.
Rep. Jordan made the following comments:
"The House Freedom Caucus opposes the Homeland Safety and Security Act, H.R. 5611, for failing to do enough to address the threat of radical Islamic terrorism and because of the inclusion of gun control provisions that fail to adequately protect due process.
The chairman mentioned that before the attack ended, no military assets were headed towards Benghazi. But what did start before the attack was over was the political spin.
"Today the Supreme Court undermined the health and safety of vulnerable women in Texas by overturning common-sense regulations that would have ensured abortion facilities met basic medical safety standards.
"Today, the Judiciary Committee heard the case for impeachment of the IRS Commissioner. Mr. Koskinen is guilty of gross negligence, dereliction of duty, and violating the public trust and therefore meets the legal standard for impeachment of a public official.
"While today's vote to censure IRS Commissioner John Koskinen was a good step, we must truly hold him accountable for his breach of duties related to the IRS targeting of Americans' First Amendment rights. Congress must impeach Mr. Koskinen – the American people deserve nothing less."