Press Releases

Jordan announces plan to reintroduce 2015 Obamacare repeal bill

March 7, 2017

Today in a press conference, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) stated his intention to reintroduce the 2015 Obamacare repeal bill so that Congress could vote on a repeal of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. During the press conference Rep. Jordan said:

Issues:HealthcareGovernment Reform

Jordan accepting internship applications in Lima district office

March 6, 2017

Press Release

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) is accepting applications from area college students interested in interning in his Lima district office.

Applicants should either be residents of or attend school in the Fourth Congressional District, which includes Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Crawford, Logan, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby and Union Counties, and parts of Erie, Huron, Lorain, Marion and Mercer Counties.

Additional information and application forms may be requested by calling Rep. Jordan's Lima office at (419) 999-6455.

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Jordan statement on President Trump’s first speech to joint session of Congress

February 28, 2017

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Jordan statement on President Trump's first speech to joint session of Congress

Following President Donald Trump's first speech to a joint session of Congress, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following comment:

"We have a fundamental task: Do what the voters of this great country sent us here to do. President Trump understands that, and it's time for all of us to get to work."

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Jordan to speak at Cato policy event tomorrow

February 15, 2017

Press Release

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) will join Congressman Justin Amash (R-MI), as well as staff of the CatoInstitute, for a special briefing titled the "Cato Handbook for Policymakers." The event will take place at 12 p.m. tomorrow in the Gold Room (2168) in the Rayburn House Office Building. Peter Russo, director of Congressional Affairs at the Cato Institute, will moderate the event.

WHO: Rep. Jim Jordan, Rep.

Issues:TaxesGovernment Reform

Jordan to visit Harding, Hayes homes on Presidents' Day

February 15, 2017

Press Release

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will visit the home of President Warren G. Harding in Marion, and the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums in Fremont on Presidents' Day, February 20, to meet with students and attendees and encourage a greater appreciation for Ohio's presidential history.

At the Harding Home Presidential Site (380 Mt. Vernon Ave., Marion), Rep. Jordan will speak and meet with attendees. Weather permitting, he will visit with attendees on the front porch of the house, a tradition of our 29th president while campaigning and after taking office.

Jordan, Meadows call for vote on 2015 Obamacare repeal bill

February 2, 2017

Press Release

Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) released the following statement calling on Republican leaders to bring H.R. 3762, which repealed the Affordable Care Act through budget reconciliation in 2016, to the floor for a vote:

"Health care will be better and more affordable once Obamacare is repealed. We committed to the American people to repeal every tax, every mandate, the regulations, and to defund Planned Parenthood.

Issues:HealthcareGovernment Reform

Jordan statement on March for Life, defunding Planned Parenthood

January 27, 2017

Press Release

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following comments regarding today's March for Life in Washington, D.C.:

"As tens of thousands of pro-life Americans and millions more nation-wide celebrate the sanctity of life today, I call on Republican leadership to keep their commitment to the American people and defund Planned Parenthood through reconciliation. We are a majority pro-life nation. We need to recognize that by advancing legislation that protects the most vulnerable among us."

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Issues:Pro-Life and Family Issues

Jordan statement on Trump executive actions on border security, immigration

January 25, 2017

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Jordan statement on Trump executive actions on border security, immigration

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following comments regarding President Donald Trump's executive orders to move forward on building a border wall and to better enforce immigration laws in the United States:

Issues:ImmigrationGovernment Reform

Jordan statement on vote to pass pro-life bill H.R. 7

January 24, 2017

Press Release

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following comments regarding today's vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017:

"Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. This bill is a nationally popular piece of legislation that ensures no taxpayer dollars are used to pay for the taking of innocent life.

Issues:Pro-Life and Family IssuesHealthcare

RELEASE: Jordan statements on Trump executive orders

January 23, 2017

Press Release

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following comments regarding President Donald Trump's executive orders today to resurrect the Mexico City Policy banning U.S. aid to organizations that promote or perform abortions abroad, and to freeze federal hiring.

On the Mexico City Policy:

Issues:Pro-Life and Family IssuesBudget and Fiscal IssuesGovernment Reform