Press Releases
"In yet another political abuse of power, the Obama Justice Department has decided it will not charge Lois Lerner for her actions at the IRS.
Rep. Jordan specifically questioned Sec. Clinton about the construction of talking points used by former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice on numerous Sunday morning talk shows to blame the terrorist attack on spontaneous protestors outraged about a YouTube video, instead of the planned attack that it was.
"A supermajority of the House Freedom Caucus has voted to support Paul Ryan's bid to become the next Speaker of the House. Paul is a policy entrepreneur who has developed conservative reforms dealing with a wide variety of subjects, and he has promised to be an ideas-focused Speaker who will advance limited government principles and devolve power to the membership.
Of the new website Rep. Jordan said:
"We were surprised by today's news and respect Kevin's decision to place the Conference ahead of himself. Our prayers are with him and his family. We believe that the House needs the principled leadership of a Speaker who will empower the institution, its members, and the American people. We must ensure that the processes in the House and in the Republican Conference are fair for all members.
"Last night we had productive exchanges with all of the Speaker candidates. We appreciated the opportunity to hear our colleagues' visions for how they would lead our Conference and the House. It is clear that our constituents will simply not accept a continuation of the status quo, and that the viability of the Republican Party depends on whether we start listening to our voters and fighting to keep our promises.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing was titled "Planned Parenthood's Taxpayer Funding."
During the hearing, Rep. Jordan made the following comments during his opening remarks:
"The House Freedom Caucus has not yet decided who we will support for the office of Speaker of the House, nor for any positions that could subsequently become vacant. We look forward to meeting with each of the candidates and our Republican Conference colleagues over the coming weeks in a careful and deliberative fashion to discuss how best to ensure that we follow regular order in the House and give a voice to the countless Americans who still feel that Washington does not represent them."
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"The recently released undercover Planned Parenthood videos are beyond disturbing. They are outright appalling, and show activity that is not only morally wrong, but appears to be potentially illegal as well. These videos raise serious questions about this organization's use of taxpayer funds that cannot go unanswered.