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Jim Jordan is a member of the House of Representative from Ohio's 4th Congressional District. A conservative Republican, Jordan is chair of the Republican Study Committee.

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Jim Jordan
stated on January 29, 2023 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":

"I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total."

By Yacob Reyes • February 1, 2023
Jim Jordan
stated on August 8, 2013 in a news release:

Says Obama "exempted Congress and their staff from the full effect of the (health care) law."

By Sabrina Eaton • September 5, 2013
Jim Jordan
stated on March 19, 2013 in a congressional hearing:

The national debt is "larger than our entire annual economy."

By Sabrina Eaton • March 28, 2013
Jim Jordan
stated on January 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:

Seven of America’s 10 wealthiest counties are in the Washington, D.C., area.

By Sabrina Eaton • January 14, 2013
Jim Jordan
stated on January 25, 2012 in a congressional hearing:

"Federal, state and local governments have subsidized the production of the Volt to the tune of estimates between $50,000 and $250,000 per vehicle sold."

By Sabrina Eaton • January 31, 2012

Facebook posts
stated on June 5, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan asking U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, “What are you hiding?”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 12, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 6, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows a fight breaking out in a U.S. House of Representatives committee hearing.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 8, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on April 10, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan slapping special counsel Robert Mueller.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 12, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows a crowd erupting and Hillary Clinton crying during a committee hearing.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 5, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 31, 2023 in a Facebook post:

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, “sends Biden straight to jail.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 4, 2023

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