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| https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases/jordan-introduces-84-billion-spending-cuts | Jordan Introduces $84 Billion in Spending Cuts | 2009-09-24 | 2009 | 2009-09 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Jordan | J000289 | jordan.house.gov | jordan | https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | September 24, 2009 Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) offered the following comments on the defeat of his fiscally-responsible alternative to the Democrat spending package likely to pass on Friday: "My proposal was a modest first step towards a balanced federal budget. There is no more important issue to the economic future of our country, so I will continue making the case that the federal government should tighten its belt instead of always asking the American people to do so." Jordan's plan would have saved taxpayers $84 billion just by holding the line on non-defense spending to 2008 levels. The amendment was defeated on a party-line vote in House Rules Committee. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T21:15:14Z |