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. The FBI told the Wall Street Journal in January that no one would be prosecuted over the IRS targeting of conservative groups, and President Obama said that there was not even ‘...
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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. The Oversight hearing, entitled “IRS Abuses: Ensuring That Targeting Never Happens Again,” and the Judiciary hearing, entitled “The IRS Targeting Scandal: The Need For A Special Counsel,” will address ongo...
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On Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will chair a hearing held by the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs. The hearing, entitled “Examining Allegations of Corruption at the Export-Import Bank,” will examine recent allegations of corruption at the Bank and will evaluate the Bank’s ethics programs and operational transparenc...
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s ruling today upholding a challenge to Obamacare health insurance subsidies being granted through the federal exchange: “From the Defense of Marriage Act, to immigration, to the implementation of his signature healthcare law, President Obama has demonstrated time after time his desire to unilaterally change the laws passed by Congress. Today’s court ruling points out yet another exam...
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On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will chair a hearing held by the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs. The hearing, entitled “An Update on the IRS Response to Its Targeting Scandal,” will examine the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) response to congressional oversight and other investigations since Lois Lerner’s publ...
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The National Taxpayers Union Foundation’s (NTUF) recently-released BillTally report lists Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) as having the most fiscally responsible legislative agenda among Ohio’s Congressional Delegation. Jordan supported over $183 billion in net budget cuts, which was more cuts than all but 19 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. “Some in Washington think the federal government can continue to spend more than we take in, forever. The families and taxpayers I have the p...
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On Thursday, July 17, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will chair a hearing held by the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs. The hearing, entitled “Examining the Justice Department’s Response to the IRS Targeting Scandal,” will examine the U.S. Department of Justice’s response to the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative tax-...
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Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) made the following comments concerning the unprovoked rocket attacks from the terrorist organization Hamas against the State of Israel: “I fully support the right of the State of Israel to defend itself against unprovoked rocket attacks from the terrorist organization Hamas. Hamas has continually shown that it does not seek peace in the region, but the destruction of a people group that has historically called the Middle East home. Since June of this year, the t...
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Congressman Jim Jordan’s (R-Urbana) staff will be in Marion tomorrow and Wednesday, July 23. Barbara Taylor, Rep. Jordan's Deputy District Director, will be available to meet with constituents from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on both days in the Marion County Administration Building, located at 222 W. Center Street in Marion. She will be in the Prospect Room. -30-
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Congressman Jim Jordan’s (R-Urbana) staff will be in Marysville tomorrow and Wednesday, July 23. Barbara Taylor, Rep. Jordan's Deputy District Director, will be available to meet with constituents from 2 to 4 p.m. on both days in the Commissioners Conference Room, located on the first floor of the Union County Administration Building. The building is located at 233 W. 6th Street in Marysville. -30-
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