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Jordan’s effort would create savings by holding several of the Fiscal Year 2008 federal appropriations bills to their current 2007 levels.

Jordan Introduces Anti-Corruption Bill

Washington, DC--Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) this week introduced his first piece of stand-alone legislation as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

H.R. 2438, the Clean Up Government Act of 2007, would increase penalties for public officials convicted of bribery, graft, and similar offenses.

 Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) today criticized the immigration reform proposal put forth by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), the Bush Administration, and others as an attempt to enact "back-door amnesty" for those who entered the country illegally.

  Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) today announced that a defense bill passed by the U.S. House would provide more than $2.3 billion for Abrams tank upgrades performed at Lima's Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) and related sites.

 Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) has been selected by his colleagues to serve on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

"This is an exciting development, giving me an opportunity to play a bigger role in the legislative oversight functions of Congress," said Jordan. "I expect that we will examine some of the highest profile issues being considered by Congress."

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) today expressed concern with a Democrat proposal to strip critical funding and protections from Homeland Security programs.

H.R. 1684, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act, provides the framework for the department's appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008.

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) today voted against H.R. 1592, known as the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, calling the measure "an unprecedented departure from the principle of equal justice under law."