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Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following statement regarding today's vote on a reconciliation bill that would repeal significant portions of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare, and also stop federal funding of Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers:

"Since 2010, Republicans have told the American people that we heard their frustration over Obamacare and would repeal this terrible law. Today we took the first step toward finally repealing Obamacare.

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following comments regarding the passing of former Congressman Mike Oxley, who previously represented Ohio's Fourth District:

"I was saddened to learn of Mike Oxley's passing after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was a friend, a mentor, and one of the finest public servants I've ever met. From the FBI, to the state legislature, to serving with distinction for 25 years as Fourth District Congressman, he reached pinnacles of power, but he never lost touch with the common sense values he learned growing up in Findlay.

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will speak at the American Conservative Union's annual Conservative Political Action Conference, held March 2-5, 2016, at the Gaylord Hotel National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Of the event Rep. Jordan said:

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) questioned Alan Bersin, assistant secretary for International Affairs and chief officer for the Office of Policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, during a hearing today before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform titled "Terrorist Travel: Vetting for National Security Concerns."

Rep. Jordan asked Bersin about how many of the 20 million people who visit the U.S. each year under the U.S. visa waiver program had overstayed their visas, but Bersin was unable to answer his question

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will speak tomorrow to the Conservative Women's Network, co-sponsored by the Heritage Foundation and the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute.

The Conservative Women's Network is a group of over 1,000 women in the Washington, D.C. area ranging from stay-at-home mothers to students to professionals working in policy and the non-profit sector, and more. Members of the group gather for monthly luncheons to discuss policy, network and hear from leaders of the conservative movement.

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) co-chaired a joint subcommittee hearing today titled "Terrorism and the Visa Waiver Program" with Chairman Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) and his Subcommittee on National Security.

During the hearing, Rep. Jordan questioned Kelli Ann Burriesci, a deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, about the number of visa waiver overstays in the U.S. and the number of individuals who traveled to Syria before using the visa waiver program.

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, co-chaired a joint subcommittee hearing titled "Examining the Stream Protection Rule" with Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wisconsin) and her Subcommittee on the Interior today. The hearing focused on the development and substance of the proposed Stream Protection Rule (SPR). The SPR would revise regulations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act for surface coal mining that occurs close to streams.

During the hearing, Rep.

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) questioned Attorney General of the United States Loretta Lynch today about the U.S. Department of Justice's muted response to the Internal Revenue Service's actions regarding targeting of conservative organizations. In particular, Rep. Jordan questioned Attorney General Lynch about the Justice Department's failure to prosecute anyone from the IRS for failing to preserve documents and for failing to notify Congress about it in a timely fashion.

During the questioning, Rep. Jordan made the following comments: