Congressman Jordan trusts ‘we the people’ to see the truth

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Jim Jordan fields a question from Beverly Arlequeeuw, Logan County Libraries director, at a networking lunch on Thursday, Aug. 8. The event, held at Acheson’s Resort in Lakeview, gave the 85 attendees a chance to hear from Jordan and ask questions. Arlequeeuw brought up house bill 556, which would cause libraries to lose funding and librarians to be charged with fifth-degree felonies if they don’t comply with censorship of “obscene” material. She added, “Ohio has the best libraries in the country; the funding is fabulous.” Examiner photo | Sharyn Kopf

From the flags lining the outside of the building to the red, white and blue table centerpieces to Amber Fagan’s flag-inspired shoes, Acheson’s Resort in Lakeview gave off a patriotic vibe on Thursday, Aug. 8, as residents and business owners welcomed Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) to a networking lunch.

The event opened with insurance updates from Steven Barth, owner of Hickory Medical, and a few words from Judge Jacob Estes. Fagan, Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce president, then reminded attendees about the annual Ring of Fire at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept 1.

In addition, she said, the Chamber will work again with Pyrotecnico to create next year’s Independence Day fireworks, which will light the sky on July 6, 2025.

Following a lunch provided by Acheson’s, Fagan introduced Jordan.

The congressman dove right in by talking about the controversies surrounding the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump at a rally on July 13.

“They lied to us,” Jordan said about the testimony from the Secret Service immediately after the incident. He specifically mentioned how the agency initially denied the charge that they rebuffed requests by Trump’s team for added security detail. Then, less than a week later, they admitted that’s exactly what they did.

“We’ll investigate that in the days ahead.”

Jordan spoke briefly about Ohio Senator J.D. Vance and recent comments describing Vance as “weird.”

“Vance was raised in the humblest of circumstances. He became a senator and now he’s the vice president candidate. And he’s 40. That’s not weird. That’s the American dream.”

For most of his time on Thursday, Jordan opened the floor for a Q&A.

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