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Jim Jordan

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Jim Jordan is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 4th congressional district since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he is known for his strong conservative stance and is a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, which advocates for limited government and fiscal responsibility. Throughout his tenure, Jordan has been involved in various legislative efforts and has gained prominence for his role in high-profile investigations and oversight hearings.

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Jan 21, 2009

Productivity is the only way we do it.

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Jan 14, 2009

Exactly. We are approaching $11 trillion of national debt. The deficit we will run up in this fiscal year and last fiscal year, the last 2 years, $2 trillion we are going to add to the national debt. That is equal to what it took us from…

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Jan 14, 2009

It is unprecedented. There are several reasons why we shouldn't go down this bailout road, I call it this bailout fever that has grabbed Washington. First and foremost, once you start, it is hard to stop. Everybody gets in line. We have…

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Jan 14, 2009

I think it is important to also understand the gravity of this. Not only the bailouts haven't worked, but we have to understand how much in debt we are. We are getting into unprecedented levels of national debt.

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Jan 14, 2009

Look, we all know we are in a tough economic situation, and the gentleman from Missouri has explained some of the reasons we got there. The question is, where are you going to look for the solution? Are you going to look to the government…

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Jun 19, 2008

the Democrat Congress doesn't get it. We have got terrorists who want to do us harm, and we have yet to pass the FISA law. We have troops on the battlefield, and we have yet to pass the supplemental to get them the resources they need to…

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Jun 17, 2008

There is a debate going on today in our culture over whose set of principles, whose set of values are going to prevail. There are those of us who understand the significance of faith, the importance of faith in public life, the importance…

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Jun 5, 2008

Mr. Speaker, Congress right now is a dysfunctional place. We've got terrorists who want to kill us, and we can't pass the FISA law. We've got $4 gas, and we can't drill for more oil. And now in the face of a $10 trillion national debt, we…

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Jun 5, 2008

The government managed to survive 3 months on a continuing resolution doing just that, living on the previous year's budget. If we can do it for 3 months, we can do it for a long time and we can save the taxpayers a lot of money. The…

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Mar 12, 2008

Mr. Chairman, for those Americans brave enough to be watching this proceeding right now on TV, I'd ask them to sit down because I have some shocking news to share with them. And here it is: The Federal Government spends a lot of money. Big…

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