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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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Apr 16, 2023

Soft-on-crime policies are going to ruin this great city, and that's why we're here.

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Apr 16, 2023

Who's funding these progressive district attorneys? We should know that. Well, it's George Soros.

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Apr 16, 2023

Bad people should go in jail. That's where they belong. They shouldn't be out so they can hurt your wives, children, mothers, fathers, and grandfathers.

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Apr 16, 2023

You want to defund NYPD a billion dollars in 2020, and you wonder why we are in the State of Emergency we are in.

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Apr 16, 2023

Decreasing felonies to misdemeanors is dangerous and places the victim last.

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Apr 16, 2023

You're a disgrace. You're a danger to this country. I will do everything I can in my power to hold you accountable.

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Apr 16, 2023

I actually on the Criminal Justice Subcommittee tried to pass some laws on a bipartisan basis, but is there any in your party except gun control?

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Apr 16, 2023

I actually care what is happening in this country. I think it's important for us to hear from 'we the people'.

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Apr 16, 2023

I actually agree with Mr. Goldman and Ms. Lofgren about jurisdiction. It's a challenge.

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Apr 16, 2023

I hope we'll do more, because my city of Indianapolis has higher murder rates than city of Chicago, and we have a Democrat prosecutor.

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Apr 16, 2023

Our government was stood up to protect people's rights to life, liberty, and property, and it's not doing it.

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Apr 16, 2023

I appreciate people being here--Mr. Alba, Ms. Harrison, and Ms. Brame--and actually sharing your personal story, and I apologize on behalf of the Congress.

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Apr 16, 2023

You've got people randomly being shot on the subways. You've got people randomly being thrown into car trunks and driven to remote places and shot. There's an insecurity not felt here in 25 years.

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Apr 16, 2023

The people of Wisconsin better hang on because violent crime is going to get worse.

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Apr 16, 2023

These are the completely foreseeable and obvious effects of the soft-on-crime policies that are advanced by Soros-funded DAs.

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Apr 16, 2023

I propose not another dime of our Federal tax dollars be pumped into these organizations until they can produce some measurable outcomes of effectiveness of what they're doing with our tax dollars to protect the public.

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Mar 29, 2023

That is scary. That is exactly what the Chair just said. That is this dystopian crazy world they want to go.

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Mar 29, 2023

Did the government pressure social media to censor Americans for saying things like natural immunity is real?

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Mar 29, 2023

We have to protect the First Amendment and the free exchange of ideas.

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Mar 29, 2023

Censorship does not make Americans safer. It does not make them healthier, and it does not protect our democracy.

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Mar 29, 2023

The promise of the First Amendment is that no official, high or petty, will be able to dictate what Americans do.

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Mar 29, 2023

Censorship, as I said in my opening statement, both now and every other time when there's been censorship throughout human history, is not about truth; it is about political power.

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Mar 29, 2023

I say bring the Federal government to heel. No one in this Chamber, no one in this Chamber, on both sides of the aisle, should be opposed to that.

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Mar 28, 2023

Without the information that the Committee needs from the Biden Administration, we cannot do our jobs.

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