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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 26, 2015

We ought to be part of the discussions about who we are subpoenaing.

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Jan 26, 2015

You should have a file already, with everything nicely and neatly organized.

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Jan 26, 2015

Now, the one thing they have said that makes some sense is the pace is way too slow.

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Jan 26, 2015

The subpoena was August 2013. We are not talking a couple months ago. We are talking a year and a half ago.

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Jan 26, 2015

You are saying you don't know. I got that answer.

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Jan 26, 2015

It will be a meaningless failure. Because if we don't produce a bipartisan report at the end of the day, it will have no credibility.

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Jan 26, 2015

How can we test the claim when you won't give us what the statute requires?

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Dec 9, 2014

I do not think we should move on until there is a complete understanding of how the security environment described by our own Government in court documents was allowed to exist.

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Dec 9, 2014

The number one recommendation--frankly, the one that many of the other 39 hinge upon--says we need to create at the Under Secretary level, an Under Secretary for Diplomatic Security.

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Dec 9, 2014

The President's policies to grant deferred action and not remove newly arriving undocumented aliens led to a surge of illegal immigration that reached its height earlier this year.

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Dec 9, 2014

In our constitutional system, however, it is Congress that has plenary constitutional authority to establish U.S. immigration policy.

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Dec 9, 2014

The President's November 20 actions to grant deferred action on work permits to up to 5 million illegal aliens continued a long pattern of Executive overreach.

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Dec 9, 2014

Many point to violence in Central America as the reason for the surge. Unfortunately, as we all know, there has always been violence in Central America.

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Dec 9, 2014

We are going to make sure we keep focused on what we started our conversation here about, Mr. Starr, and that is the safety of our people who serve abroad.

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Dec 9, 2014

We have got more facilities probably than any other country in the world, 285, and none of them use that designation today.

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Dec 9, 2014

The most fundamental question is, why were we there in the first place?

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Dec 9, 2014

It shouldn't be a partisan issue, should it? Republican, Democrat, shouldn't matter?

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Dec 9, 2014

The facts haven't changed. The evidence hasn't changed. But the way our Government characterizes Benghazi has changed a lot.

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Dec 9, 2014

I think it is a great idea, but I am not alone.

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Dec 9, 2014

Not exactly a title that inspires confidence, screams stability, does it, Mr. Starr?

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Dec 9, 2014

We should not move on until there is a complete understanding of why requests for additional security were denied.

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Dec 9, 2014

Clear back in 1999, Secretary Albright said the same thing.

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