Press Releases

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, co-chaired a joint subcommittee hearing titled "Examining the Stream Protection Rule" with Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wisconsin) and her Subcommittee on the Interior today. The hearing focused on the development and substance of the proposed Stream Protection Rule (SPR). The SPR would revise regulations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act for surface coal mining that occurs close to streams.

During the hearing, Rep.

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) questioned Attorney General of the United States Loretta Lynch today about the U.S. Department of Justice's muted response to the Internal Revenue Service's actions regarding targeting of conservative organizations. In particular, Rep. Jordan questioned Attorney General Lynch about the Justice Department's failure to prosecute anyone from the IRS for failing to preserve documents and for failing to notify Congress about it in a timely fashion.

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

Tonight the House Freedom Caucus re-elected Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to serve as Chairman and a Member of the Board. The House Freedom Caucus also elected Reps. Steve Pearce and Jeff Duncan to serve as Board Members on the nine-member panel. Current Board Members Rep. Labrador and Rep. DeSantis chose not to seek reelection. Rep. Labrador will continue to serve on the Board as an Ex-Officio Member to help lead communications efforts for the Caucus.

The House Freedom Caucus released the following statement:

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) released the following comments regarding Veterans Day today:

"Throughout our history, it has been the sacrifices of brave men and women in our Armed Forces that have ensured we can continue to live securely in the greatest land of freedom and opportunity that has ever existed. We can never repay the debt we owe for the sacrifices that they have paid, but we can honor them for their service. We once again, on this Veterans Day, express our deepest gratitude."

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Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following comments regarding his vote for Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives:

"I joined my House Freedom Caucus colleagues in supporting Rep. Daniel Webster in the conference vote for Speaker of the House yesterday, because his message of changing ‘business as usual' in Washington is exactly what needs to happen.  But Paul Ryan won support from the vast majority of our conference, and today I backed him on the House floor.

Congressman Jim Jordan made the following comments regarding today's vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank:

"This is what's wrong with Washington: big corporations cozy up to big government and America's taxpayers foot the bill. This is what my colleagues and I came here to stop, and is precisely the kind of thing that Americans hate about this town. With dozens of open fraud investigations at the bank, and one indictment, it's a sad day that so many in Congress think we should restart the Ex-Im Bank."

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The House Freedom Caucus issued the following statement related to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314):

"The latest budget deal continues the sad pattern of the past five years: a fiscal monstrosity gets negotiated in secret with Obama, Reid, and Pelosi; the American people and their representatives get shut out of the process; and the bill is rushed through the House on short notice and without proper scrutiny or the ability to offer amendments. This deal is an affront to open, accountable, and limited government.

Congressman Jim Jordan made the following comments today regarding the proposed budget deal that Congressional leadership unveiled last night:

"Here we go again. Another last-minute, back-room spending deal by the White House and Congressional leaders that busts the budget caps and allows unlimited debt for the next 18 months. No wonder so many Americans distrust Congress. The endless borrowing and spending must stop before it breaks the backs of hard-working taxpayers.