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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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Dec 9, 2014

What was so important about Benghazi that we didn't follow our own standards; we didn't follow the waiver process;

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Dec 9, 2014

The number one question I get back home about Benghazi, the number one question I get, why were we there?

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Dec 8, 2014

Mr. Gruber testified before Congress about Obamacare and didn't disclose that he was being paid by the Obama administration.

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Dec 8, 2014

I would say, no, these aren't mistakes, unforced errors. This is intentional deception, and it's nothing new.

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Dec 8, 2014

If you like your plan, you can keep your plan. If you like your doctor, you can keep your Doctor.

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Dec 8, 2014

Do you think it's responsible to not tell the millions of enrollees... that things may change dramatically?

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Dec 8, 2014

Are you telling them there might be a change?

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Sep 17, 2014

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.

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Sep 17, 2014

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.'

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Sep 17, 2014

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…

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Sep 16, 2014

We know that was not true either.

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Sep 16, 2014

The reason we keep bring Mr. Koskinen back is because when he tells us something, we later learn it is not accurate.

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Sep 16, 2014

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…

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Sep 16, 2014

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.

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Sep 16, 2014

This is why we should have hearing after hearing to find out exactly what happened.

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Sep 16, 2014

We do want a special prosecutor. Every single Republican voted for it.

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Sep 16, 2014

The American people do not think this is fun, they want the truth.

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Sep 16, 2014

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…

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Sep 16, 2014

It is not about fun; it is not about amusement.

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Sep 16, 2014

Did you get good evaluations? High reviews? Strong reviews?

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Sep 16, 2014

I trust them implicitly. They have the best perspective.

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Sep 16, 2014

Frankly, I share your belief. I mean, when Secretary Clinton gets to appoint the co-chairs of the board...

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Sep 16, 2014

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…

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Sep 16, 2014

People were systematically targeted for their political beliefs. That is what took place here.

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