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September 10, 2015
Today, the House Freedom Caucus released the following statement regarding Planned Parenthood funding:

"Given the appalling revelations surrounding Planned Parenthood, we cannot in good moral conscience vote to send taxpayer money to this organization while still fulfilling our duty to represent our constituents.

September 1, 2015
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) has invited Mr. Andrew Krakowiak to be his guest in the House gallery for the September 24th speech by Pope Francis to a joint session of Congress. 

Krakowiak is the Executive in Residence at Elyria Catholic High School, and has served as a teacher, coach and administrator in Northeast Ohio catholic schools for more than 30 years. 

August 5, 2015
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following comments regarding today's report from the Senate Finance Committee's investigation into the IRS targeting of conservative groups:

"The Senate Finance Committee's report on the IRS targeting of conservative non-profits reinforces the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's call for IRS Commissioner John Koskinen to go.

July 30, 2015
Today, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste honored Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for earning a perfect score on its annual scorecard. Rep.
July 30, 2015
The House Freedom Caucus released the following statement regarding the President's deal with Iran:

"The United States used congressionally-approved sanctions to weaken Iran's regime, economy, and capacity to foment terrorism. In 2013, the House overwhelmingly passed enhanced sanctions designed to turn the screws on the Ayatollah and his henchmen even further.

Issues:Defense
July 28, 2015
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Congressman Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) co-authored an op-ed that appeared in the Wall Street Journal today. The op-ed calls for President Obama to remove IRS Commissioner John Koskinen from his post.
July 28, 2015
The Center for Medical Progress recently released two shocking videos that showed senior executives from Planned Parenthood discussing and negotiating the sale of body parts from aborted babies.
July 13, 2015
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and former Democratic presidential candidate and Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) co-authored an op-ed that appeared in the opposing viewpoints section of USA Today.
July 9, 2015
The House Freedom Caucus issued the following statement today regarding the First Amendment Defense Act:

"The House Freedom Caucus supports the First Amendment Defense Act (H.R. 2802; S. 1598) sponsored by Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) in the House and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) in the Senate. We urge House Republican leadership to bring H.R. 2802 to the floor for a vote before the August recess."

July 1, 2015
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan made the following comments today regarding the expiration of the Export-Import Bank's charter:

"This is a great day for taxpayers around the country who are fed up with cronyism in Washington. The charter of the Export-Import Bank, the ‘bridge to nowhere' of corporate welfare, expired at midnight.