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June 15, 2016
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) reiterated his call for impeaching Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen following today's vote by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to censure him:
"While today's vote to censure IRS Commissioner John Koskinen was a good step, we must truly hold him accountable for his breach of duties related to the IRS targeting of Americ
Issues:TaxesGovernment Reform
House Freedom Caucus Applauds the Passage of the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act
June 14, 2016
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act, H.R. 5053 on Tuesday. The Freedom Caucus released the following statement:
"The Freedom Caucus applauds the passage of H.R.
Issues:TaxesGovernment Reform
June 14, 2016
Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-8) accepted an invitation to join the House Freedom Caucus after being sworn into Congress last week. The Freedom Caucus released the following statement:
"We are pleased to welcome Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-8) into the House Freedom Caucus. Rep.
Issues:Government Reform
June 9, 2016
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today praised successful reforms implemented by the state of Maine to help unemployed able-bodied adults to get jobs and successfully rise out of poverty. These reforms served as a model for Rep. Jordan's bill H.R. 5360, the Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2016, a bill to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
June 8, 2016
The key to understanding America's social-welfare system today — and why it needs to be reformed — is not its bloated annual budget but its tendency to undermine the two most dependable routes out of poverty: work and marriage.
June 6, 2016
Last week the House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on whether to impeach Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen for obstructing justice, providing false testimony to Congress, disregarding Congressional subpoenas, and stonewalling a congressional investigation.
Issues:Government Reform
May 26, 2016
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today introduced H.R. 5360, the Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2016, a bill to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
May 25, 2016
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a member of the House Select Committee on Benghazi and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released the following statement regarding the State Department Office of Inspector General's report that found former State Department Secretary Hillary Clinton violated agency policies on email records:
"Keep in mind that the Inspector General's repor
Issues:Government Reform
May 24, 2016
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) condemned Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen's "breach of public trust, dereliction of duty and negligence" today in a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.
Issues:TaxesGovernment Reform
May 13, 2016
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) released the following statement about the Obama administration's guidance calling on schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom and locker facilities of their chosen gender:
"Of all the schools and businesses I've visited in our district over the years, this issue has never been raised once.
Issues:Pro-Life and Family Issues