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TOMORROW: Jordan joins first Benghazi Select Committee hearing, chairs Oversight subcommittee hearing on IRS
September 16, 2014
Press Release
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana), chairman of the U.S.
Issues:DefenseGovernment Reform
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Jordan condemns federal funding of abortion following GAO report
September 16, 2014
Press Release
The Government Accountability Office released a report today revealing that over 1,000 health insurance plans that include abortion can receive taxpayer subsidies.

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) made the following comments after the report's release:

Issues:TaxesPro-Life and Family IssuesHealthcare
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IRS IG says 760 unsearched IRS exchange server drives could contain missing Lois Lerner e-mails
September 5, 2014
Press Release
Koskinen to testify before Oversight subcommittee

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana), chairman of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, has called on IRS Commissioner John Koskinen to testify before his subcommittee at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17.

Issues:Government Reform
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Jordan to Holder: ‘troubled’ by DOJ efforts to hinder Strelka inquiry
September 4, 2014
Press Release
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana), chairman of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder demanding the contact information for former Department of Justice attorney Andrew Strelka.
Issues:Government Reform
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ADVISORY: Jordan in Marion, Tiffin
September 3, 2014
Press Release
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will attend a veterans' court on Thursday, September 4, in Marion, Ohio. Veterans' court is designed to assist veterans whose legal problems can be definitely traced to military service.

Following the veterans' court visit, Rep. Jordan will attend the Marion County Popcorn Festival. Later on Thursday he will speak at a town hall meeting in Tiffin.

Issues:Veterans
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ADVISORY: Jordan to speak at events in Lima, Delphos, Piqua
August 26, 2014
Press Release
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will participate in events throughout Ohio's fourth congressional district this week. He will speak at the Veterans Resource Fair in Lima and a pro-life event in Delphos, attend a reverse job fair in Piqua and participate in an online Google Hangout with Generation Opportunity.

August 26, 10 a.m. – speech at Veterans Resource Fair, 7 Town Square, Lima, OH

Issues:Pro-Life and Family IssuesVeterans
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Align an Effective Intelligence Practice With Our Values
August 25, 2014
Opinion Pieces

L. Gordon Crovitz writes that "accountability has been scarce" in the realm of intelligence gathering for counterterrorism ("Judges for National Security," Information Age, Aug. 11).

Issues:DefenseGovernment Reform
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Generation Opportunity to host Jordan for Google Hangout
August 21, 2014
Press Release
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will join Generation Opportunity's president Evan Feinberg for a Google Hangout on Thursday, August 28, at 7 p.m. Feinberg and Jordan will discuss the U.S. economy, national debt and civil liberties before taking questions from watch parties in Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati.
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Jordan statement on Oversight, Judiciary hearings on IRS targeting scandal
July 30, 2014
Press Release
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) released the following statement today after two congressional hearings addressing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting of conservative tax-exempt applicants:

"We need to use all avenues to address the targeting issue. The Justice Department investigation is a joke investigation.

Issues:Government Reform
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Jordan to attend Oversight, Judiciary hearings on IRS targeting scandal
July 29, 2014
Press Release
On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, and at 10 a.m. in room 2141 of Rayburn, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will attend hearings held by the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.
Issues:Government Reform
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