California Republican Kevin McCarthy is out as Speaker of the House after a group of Republicans led by Rep. Matt Gaetz allied with the Democrats to unseat him, leading to speculation about who will become the next Speaker, with Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan being one of the clear favorites among the GOP.
Rep. Jordan is clearly angling for that position too, as he confirmed in a statement to Breitbart, now that Rep. McCarthy is out of the way, as shown by a statement he just released on Twitter in which he sounded off on the state of things in America and vowed to fight back against the Biden Administration.
“The American people have entrusted us to lead in the House of Representatives. Our majority has had success in the first nine months of the 118th Congress. We should be proud of what we have achieved together in these divided times,” he began the letter.
Continuing, Rep. Jordan noted that the fight needs to be continued, saying, “But our work is not done. Far-left progressive policies are destroying our communities, our security, and our future. We have soaring crime across the country. We have an administration with open-border policies that have caused chaos and left our country vulnerable.”
“We’ve seen federal agencies turned on the American people silencing speech online, targeting parents at school board meetings, and flagging pro-life Catholics as potential threats and we’ve witnessed blatant double standards in federal law enforcement. We continue to spend too much money and Americans are suffering under President Biden’s economy,” he added, reflecting one of the main concerns Gaetz and the others had with Kevin McCarthy and the spending package he passed.
“The Republican majority must continue to address the issues that matter to the American people. We must address rising crime in major cities and reject soft-on-crime, pro-criminal policies. We must get our fiscal house in order and reduce spending so that we can leave more to the next generation than a crushing deficit. We must do our constitutional oversight of the federal bureaucracy to ensure they work for the American people- not the other way around. And we must continue working to secure the border and protect our national security,” he said, likely trying to show that he understands some of the main issues animating the GOP base, particularly the border situation and bureaucracy.
“We agreed at the beginning of the Congress that there are three fundamental things the House must do: pass the bills that need to be passed, do the oversight, and rein in the spending,” Rep. Jordan added, noting that the GOP needs to be doing more of note with which power it has.
He then highlighted his own work briefly, saying, “Working with Chairman Green and our leadership, I helped to deliver the most significant legislative accomplishment this Congress: the strongest immigration and border enforcement bill ever. With other committee chairs and the members of the Judiciary Committee, I am doing the oversight and holding the Administration accountable. And I have been among the leaders in pushing for fiscal discipline my entire career.”
Ending, he said, “We are at a critical crossroad in our nation’s history. Now is the time for our Republican conference to come together to keep our promises to Americans. The problems we face are challenging, but they are not insurmountable. We can focus on the changes that improve the country and unite us in offering real solutions. But no matter what we do, we must do it together as a conference. I respectfully ask for your support for Speaker of the House of Representatives.”
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) October 4, 2023
Matt Gaetz has thrown his support behind Jordan:
My mentor Jim Jordan would be great! https://t.co/hS3RPgDoN1
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) October 4, 2023
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