Jim Jordan

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Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office for this bill.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mast), someone who has certainly sacrificed and served our country and is the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3497, the Medal of Sacrifice Act of 2025, honors law enforcement officers and other first responders who are killed in the line of duty. This bill authorizes the President to award a medal to those law enforcement officers and first responders. Law enforcement officers and other first responders courageously face danger to protect American communities. While others may flee, law enforcement and first responders run toward crises. Law enforcement officers uphold public safety by enforcing laws and maintaining order. First responders save lives during emergencies despite the risks to their own safety. These brave men and women provide essential help in times of need, embodying sacrifice for the greater good. Some law enforcement and first responders make the ultimate sacrifice in serving their communities. In 2024, the FBI reported that 64 law enforcement personnel were murdered while on duty. That same year, another 56 law enforcement officers died because of traffic-related incidents. The National Fire Protection Association reported that there were 62 fatalities from injuries to firefighters in the United States in 2024. The medal of sacrifice will honor these brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their communities. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3497) to establish a medal of service for law enforcement officers and first responders, as amended.

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Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I was absent from the House during Monday's two Roll Call votes. Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 335, S. 284 and AYE on Roll Call No. 336, H.R. 3187.

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Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I was absent from the House during today's two roll call votes. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 333 and YEA on Roll Call No. 334.

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Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, Speaker Johnson said it right: Why now after 4 years of doing nothing? It is because going after President Trump is an obsession with these guys. The best example is that John Brennan testified in front of our committee under oath and said he was not involved with the dossier. The only problem is, Tulsi Gabbard declassified a report, released that report, and it said exactly the opposite. She related a story in there where a CIA official went up to Mr. Brennan and said: We shouldn't include this in the report. John Brennan's response was: Yeah, but doesn't it ring true? Forget the facts. Forget the truth. Go after Trump. Put it in. The same dynamic is at work here. We are all for protecting innocent victims. We are all for exposing the bad guys who did bad things, but this is an obsession with the left. For 10 years, they have been going after President Trump. Vote ``yes'' to make sure the bad guys are held accountable. We all want to do that. Speaker Johnson is right. I think it is going to be unanimous, but understand what they are doing because they had 4 years and didn't do a darn thing. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Nehls).

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. May I inquire as to the time remaining.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from the great State of Louisiana (Mr. Johnson), the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

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Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4405) to require the Attorney General to release all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 4405.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we all support holding bad guys accountable, and we are all going to vote for this resolution, but I think a little perspective is important. Democrats have spent 6 months talking about Epstein, even though they had 4 years to do something about it. Mr. Speaker, why would they do that? Why would they do that? Maybe it is to go after President Trump. Never forget that they shut down the government for 43 days. They said: Don't worry about our military. Don't worry about air traffic controllers. Don't worry about our economy. Don't worry about American families. No, no, no. Close the government for 1\1/2\ months because it might hurt the President. For the past decade, there has been one constant for Democrats: Go after Trump. They spied on his campaign. Then it was Mueller. Then it was impeachment one. Then it was impeachment two. Then it was all the lawfare: Alvin Bragg, Fani Willis, Letitia James. Then it was the Arctic Frost investigation at the Justice Department, surveilling United States Senators and Congressmen and a whole host of other Americans. Then it was Jack Smith and his gag orders and his raiding President Trump's home. Then it was a 43-day shutdown. Now it is Epstein. By the way, the same party that did all that, they were also the ones who were texting with Mr. Epstein during a hearing where Michael Cohen was their witness in another effort to go after the President. Americans see through it all and, frankly, it is actually kind of sad. This obsession, this syndrome, this mindset that says, we have to go after President Trump no matter what that they have. Actually, when I think about it, I think it is because President Trump and Republicans have accomplished so much that they told the voters they were going to accomplish in the 2024 election. We are actually doing what we said we are going to do. President Trump said he was going to cut taxes, and he did. President Trump said he would secure the border, and he did. President Trump said he would get men out of women's sports, and he did. President Trump said he would make sure Iran doesn't have nuclear capability, and he did. President Trump said he would get the hostages out of Gaza and back into Israel, and he did. He did this all in 9 months. I don't know what causes this mindset, this syndrome that the left has, but I know one thing: It is real. Which brings me to last week. Let's think about what the Democrats did last week. The Democrats released an email that the Oversight Committee had obtained from the estate, an email from Mr. Epstein to Ms. Maxwell. When the Democrats released it, they redacted the victim's name. That is something we all support, something everyone supports, except in this case, no court had ordered that name redacted. No agency had redacted it. The estate didn't redact it. The victim had already went public, so why black out a name? Why black out a name? Mr. Speaker, because she had said in her book and had testified under oath that she never saw any wrongdoing by President Trump. Let's think about what they did. In an email between two criminals, Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell, they hide the name of an individual who had went public and exonerated the President, and we know why: to distort and twist the message because they thought it might harm the President. Their position: Cover up the names of people who are already public, but don't worry about other innocent people who the court said should remain private. Again, I think the American people see through it. They see through what the Democrats are doing. The American people know what this is. They know Democrats have nothing else to run on because of the success of this administration. Mr. Speaker, I say let's vote ``yes'' on this resolution, and then let's get focused on making sure we are doing what the American families elected us to do. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Comer), the distinguished chair of the House Oversight Committee.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 1 minute to the gentleman from Kentucky.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Kiley), a member of the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Knott), a member of our committee.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Roy), chairman of the Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa).

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Van Drew).

Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.