What was so important about Benghazi that we didn't follow our own standards; we didn't follow the waiver process;
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.
The number one question I get back home about Benghazi, the number one question I get, why were we there?
Mr. Gruber testified before Congress about Obamacare and didn't disclose that he was being paid by the Obama administration.
I would say, no, these aren't mistakes, unforced errors. This is intentional deception, and it's nothing new.
If you like your plan, you can keep your plan. If you like your doctor, you can keep your Doctor.
Do you think it's responsible to not tell the millions of enrollees... that things may change dramatically?
Let me point out that one of the concerns we have had with U.S. response is the effort to downplay the intent of these groups. It is what I call the 'see no jihad, hear no jihad, say no jihad' strategy.
And we heard in Iraq, as in Nigeria, 'Oh, what you need to do is create a more inclusive government. Violent jihadist groups are not about inclusive governments. They are about exclusive governments.'
I think I want to quickly make the linkage here. The groups that terrorize people of other faiths in that country will ultimately want to set their sights on bigger targets, and that is why we see what is going on now, is that groups like…
The reason we keep bring Mr. Koskinen back is because when he tells us something, we later learn it is not accurate.
I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank the gentleman from Michigan for his bill. Mr. Speaker, this bill is about accountability, accountability for Senior Executive Service people, people like Lois Lerner. The ranking member of…
The taxpayer might say we are giving $20,000 bonus, paying people over $200,000 and it takes a special law to do this, are we getting our money is worth here? They lost Lois Lerner's emails.
This is why we should have hearing after hearing to find out exactly what happened.
The creation of an under secretary for Diplomatic Security. In fact, sir, in our executive summary, we said one clear and overarching recommendation that's crucial to the successful and sustainable implementation of all of the…
Frankly, I share your belief. I mean, when Secretary Clinton gets to appoint the co-chairs of the board...
So we have the Overseas Security Policy Board created after Americans were killed in Beirut. That wasn't followed. We have a recommendation from Madeleine Albright, the lady you protected, that says we need to create an under secretary…
People were systematically targeted for their political beliefs. That is what took place here.





