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  • Chairman Jordan Statement on ObamaCare Tax Hikes & the Fiscal Cliff
    Nov 30, 2012  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued the following statement highlighting the $1.058 trillion in higher taxes coming from ObamaCare over the next ten years. Many of the tax increases take effect on January 1, 2013. "ObamaCare raises taxes on middle-income families, employers and... More
  • Chairman Jordan Statement on Israel’s Response to Missile Attacks from Gaza
    Nov 16, 2012  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued the following statement on the situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip. “No nation on Earth would suffer through the missile barrage targeted at Israeli civilians this year without taking defensive action. Israel has the right to defend itself... More
  • Conservatives in House Elect Steve Scalise as Next Chairman of the Republican Study Committee
    Nov 15, 2012  - The Republican Study Committee, the caucus of conservatives in the U.S. House of Representatives, today elected Congressman Steve Scalise of Louisiana as its next Chairman. Rep. Scalise’s two-year tenure as the leader of conservatives in the House begins when the new Congress is sworn into office... More
  • Chairman Jordan Echoes Boehner’s Call for President to Lead on Fiscal Cliff
    Nov 9, 2012  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued the following statement today agreeing with Speaker of the House John Boehner’s call for President Obama to lead in the fiscal cliff negotiations. “Speaker Boehner is absolutely right. It’s time for President Obama to show he can lead. House... More
  • Chairman Jim Jordan: "Today, Our Work Continues"
    Nov 7, 2012  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued the following statement on yesterday’s election: "Congratulations to President Obama, to the successful candidates for the Senate, and to my fellow members of the reelected House Republican majority. Although there were certainly... More
  • Welfare Now the Largest Federal Expense
    Oct 18, 2012  - A report from the independent Congressional Research Service reveals that welfare is now the single largest federal expense – greater than Social Security, Medicare, and national defense. Combined state & federal spending on 83 different welfare programs topped $1 trillion in FY 2011. After half a... More
  • Chairman Jordan Tells Secretary Clinton of "Significant Opposition" to Egypt Aid Without "Adequate Answers"
    Oct 5, 2012  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressing concerns and raising a number of questions regarding the Administration’s intent to provide $450... More
  • Conservatives Introduce Plan to Streamline Food Welfare Programs, Provide State Flexibility
    Sep 21, 2012  - Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) and other members of the Republican Study Committee introduced legislation today to combine the six food welfare programs in the Farm Bill into a single block grant to states. The lead sponsors of the legislation – Rep. Huelskamp, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA), Rep. Steve Chabot... More
  • Chairman Jordan Statement on Welfare Work Requirements Vote
    Sep 20, 2012  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued the following statement in support of legislation passed by the House of Representatives today to prevent the Obama administration's illegal waiver of welfare work requirements. "Multiple times over the last decade, officials at HHS said they... More
  • Conservatives Launch Anti-Poverty Initiative, Hear from Effective Community Activists
    Sep 13, 2012  - With poverty at historic highs after nearly fifty years of the federal government’s “War on Poverty,” members of the Republican Study Committee officially launched a new Anti-Poverty Initiative today in a summit with community and grassroots leaders brought together from across the country by Bob... More