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An FBI agent stands outside the Houck residence in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2022. Mark Houck was arrested that day and charged with assaulting a Planned Parenthood escort outside an Philadelphia abortion clinic on Oct. 13, 2021. / Courtesy of the Houck familyWashington D.C., May 16, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA).House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, threatened to reduce the Federal Bureau of Investigation s funding during a committee hearing in which lawmakers debated whether laws are being selectively enforced against pro-life activists."Politics is driving the agenda in far too many agencies in our government," Jordan said during a Tuesday morning hearing on "Revisiting the Implications of the FACE Act."A subcommittee heard testimony from five witnesses, including pro-life activist Mark Houck. Although he was ultimately acquitted, the Department of Justice brought charges against Houck under the FACE Act, which imposes harsh penalties on anyone who tr ....
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, argued that the Department of Justice and the FBI are selectively enforcing the FACE Act and other laws in ways that. ....