Press Releases

House Freedom Caucus Applauds the Passage of the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act
June 14, 2016
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act, H.R. 5053 on Tuesday. The Freedom Caucus released the following statement:

"The Freedom Caucus applauds the passage of H.R. 5053, which will safeguard Americans' First Amendment right to free speech, without risk of government retaliation.

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House Freedom Caucus Welcomes Rep. Warren Davidson as Member
June 14, 2016
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Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-8) accepted an invitation to join the House Freedom Caucus after being sworn into Congress last week. The Freedom Caucus released the following statement:

"We are pleased to welcome Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-8) into the House Freedom Caucus. Rep. Davidson is a principled conservative who loves his country and is committed to reforming Washington to make it accountable to the American people. With a background in small business and service to his nation as an Army Ranger, Rep.

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Jordan praises successful Maine reforms in SNAP fraud hearing
June 9, 2016
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Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today praised successful reforms implemented by the state of Maine to help unemployed able-bodied adults to get jobs and successfully rise out of poverty. These reforms served as a model for Rep. Jordan's bill H.R. 5360, the Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2016, a bill to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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Jordan introduces SNAP reform bill to emphasize work
May 26, 2016
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Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today introduced H.R. 5360, the Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2016, a bill to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The bill, sponsored in the Senate by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), is modeled off of successful reforms implemented in Maine and the welfare reforms of 1996.

Of the legislation, Rep. Jordan said:

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Jordan statement on State Department IG’s report on Clinton server
May 25, 2016
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Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a member of the House Select Committee on Benghazi and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released the following statement regarding the State Department Office of Inspector General's report that found former State Department Secretary Hillary Clinton violated agency policies on email records:

"Keep in mind that the Inspector General's report addressed just one of the many questions that remain about Secretary Clinton's private server, and now we have independent confirmation that her email system was unauthorized, illegal and put classi

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Jordan condemns IRS commissioner’s failures in first impeachment hearing
May 24, 2016
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Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) condemned Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen's "breach of public trust, dereliction of duty and negligence" today in a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.
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Jordan statement on Obama administration guidance about transgender students
May 13, 2016
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Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) released the following statement about the Obama administration's guidance calling on schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom and locker facilities of their chosen gender:

"Of all the schools and businesses I've visited in our district over the years, this issue has never been raised once. There is no need for a blanket federal restroom policy that covers every school in America, especially one that comes with the threat of retaliation from the Obama administration for failure to comply.

Issues:Pro-Life and Family Issues
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Jordan statement on Judiciary Committee hearings on IRS Commissioner Koskinen
May 13, 2016
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Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following comments regarding the Judiciary Committee's announcement today that it would hold two full committee hearings to examine Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen's misconduct:

"I applaud Chairman Goodlatte's decision to hold hearings on the resolution for impeachment of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Commissioner Koskinen failed to fulfill his duty to the American people by allowing back-up tapes containing potentially 24,000 emails to be destroyed.

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House Freedom Caucus Applauds Judiciary Chairman’s Decision to Hold Hearings on Impeaching the IRS Commissioner
May 13, 2016
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The House Judiciary Committee announced it will hold hearings on House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz's (R-UT) resolution for impeachment of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen. The House Freedom Caucus released the following statement:

"The House Freedom Caucus applauds Judiciary Chairman Goodlatte's decision to initiate hearings on the impeachment of the IRS Commissioner.

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Jordan questions Cleta Mitchell about IRS targeting, impeaching IRS commissioner
April 19, 2016
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Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) questioned attorney Cleta Mitchell today about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservatives, congressional efforts to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, and cell tower-mimicking Stingray technology. During the Task Force on Executive Overreach hearing, Jordan pointed out that the IRS, while failing to collect roughly $385 billion in taxes for the Treasury Department, was instead spending its time acquiring and using Stingray technology, which could be used to violate Americans' Fourth Amendment rights.

During the hearing, Rep.

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