Press Releases

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. 

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. The Finance committee's report shows that Koskinen failed to cooperate with congressional investigations, which frustrated not only Republicans but also the committee's ranking member, Senator Ron Wyden.

Today, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste honored Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for earning a perfect score on its annual scorecard. Rep. Jordan was one of only 17 lawmakers to earn a 100 percent score in CCAGW's 2014 Congressional Ratings, making him a "Taxpayer Super Hero."  He has a lifetime rating of 97 percent since being elected to Congress in 2006.

PHOTO: CCAGW President Tom Schatz presents Rep. Jim Jordan with Taxpayer Super Hero award: https://flic.kr/p/wGqkhp

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.

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. The op-ed concludes that if President Obama does not do so, then Congress should impeach Commissioner Koskinen.

To read the op-ed online, click here: http://goo.gl/PPNdkp

The Stonewall at the Top of the IRS

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.

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. The op-ed calls for a permanent end to the Export- Import Bank.

To read the op-ed online, click here: http://goo.gl/Ugd9hk

Pull the plug on the Ex-Im Bank: Opposing view

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."

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