Taxes

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) has been named a winner of the 2015 Taxpayers’ Friend Award by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU). Rep. Jordan was one of two representatives for Ohio who received an “A” in the 2015 Congressional Rating by NTU, given for his strong voting record on behalf of lower taxes, limited government and economic freedom for all Americans. Since 1979, NTU has analyzed every roll call vote affecting fiscal policy. The “Taxpayer Score” is based on how each Member of Congres... Read more

Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) grilled Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen about allegations of misconduct in a hearing on impeachment before the House Judiciary Committee. TRANSCRIPT of first Q/A with Koskinen: http://jordan.house.gov/UploadedFiles/KoskinenHearingTranscript1.pdf TRANSCRIPT of second Q/A with Koskinen: http://jordan.house.gov/UploadedFiles/KoskinenHearingTranscript2.pdf VIDEO of first Q/A with Koskinen: https://youtu.be/Q_WmMs8PXFw VIDEO of second Q/A wit... Read more

Washington, D.C.— The House Freedom Caucus released the following statement: “After months of tireless efforts, the House Judiciary Committee will finally hold impeachment proceedings of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen next Wednesday. This hearing next week will give every American the opportunity to hear John Koskinen answer under oath why he misled Congress, allowed evidence pertinent to an investigation to be destroyed, and defied Congressional subpoenas and preservation orders. It will also ... Read more

Today, Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) motioned to bring a privileged resolution to the House Floor to impeach the IRS Commissioner. The House Freedom Caucus released the following statement: “We strongly support this effort to remove the IRS Commissioner from office. For too long, John Koskinen has been able to get away with stonewalling Congress, obstructing justice, and breaching the public trust. The right to pursue impeachment is an indispensable power vested in Congress that should be used when ... Read more

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) thanked his colleagues Reps. John Fleming (R-Louisiana) and Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas) for introducing a resolution of impeachment of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen today. “I thank my colleagues John Fleming and Tim Huelskamp for their resolution to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Mr. Koskinen has failed the American people through gross negligence, dereliction of duty, and violating the public trust. “With two subpoenas and three ... Read more

Since then-IRS official Lois Lerner first revealed in 2013 that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative organizations for their political views, the American people have sought justice in the matter. President Obama appointed John Koskinen as IRS commissioner to clean up the agency and help Congress get to the bottom of the targeting scandal. Koskinen has instead stonewalled and impeded congressional investigations into the matter. With two subpoenas and three preservation orders in p... Read more

The House Judiciary Committee held a second hearing examining the case for impeachment of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen Wednesday. The House Freedom Caucus released the following statement: “Today, the Judiciary Committee heard the case for impeachment of the IRS Commissioner. Mr. Koskinen is guilty of gross negligence, dereliction of duty, and violating the public trust and therefore meets the legal standard for impeachment of a public official. Koskinen stonewalled ... Read more

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) reiterated his call for impeaching Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen following today’s vote by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to censure him: “While today’s vote to censure IRS Commissioner John Koskinen was a good step, we must truly hold him accountable for his breach of duties related to the IRS targeting of Americans’ First Amendment rights. Congress must impeach Mr. Koskinen – the American people deserve nothing le... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act, H.R. 5053 on Tuesday. The Freedom Caucus released the following statement: “The Freedom Caucus applauds the passage of H.R. 5053, which will safeguard Americans’ First Amendment right to free speech, without risk of government retaliation. There is no reason the IRS needs the personal information of donors to tax-exempt organizations, particularly in light of the agency’s track record of abusing its... Read more

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) condemned Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen’s “breach of public trust, dereliction of duty and negligence” today in a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Today’s hearing, entitled “Examining the Allegations of Misconduct Against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Part I,” focused on whether to impeach Commissioner Koskinen for his failures related to the investigation of the targeting of conservative organizations by the IRS. The hearing f... Read more