Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) called the House's refusal to vote to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen a "disappointment" that highlights the different standards Washington elites are held to.

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"This election was about doing what hardworking families want us to do, and part of this is draining the swamp and making sure people who do wrong things are held accountable," the outgoing House Freedom Caucus chairman said Tuesday evening on Fox News.

"Somehow in this town it's OK to put this resolution back in committee where it's been for 18 months and not actually vote to impeach this guy. I'm just disappointed that's the way it turned out, and I think the American people are too."

Freedom Caucus members and some other conservatives have argued that Koskinen engaged in misconduct during congressional investigations into the IRS's handling of conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt status.

They allege that Koskinen did not comply with a subpoena for former IRS official Lois Lerner's communications, since backup tapes with some of Lerner's emails were destroyed. They also allege that Koskinen lied under oath about the tapes and emails.

Koskinen, who took office several months after the political-targeting scandal broke, said that he "directed IRS staff to cooperate fully with Congress and to recover lost information where possible, and I testified to the best of my knowledge."

Jordan moved to force a floor vote on a resolution to impeach Koskinen Tuesday, but it was instead referred to committee.

The committee will not be required to take up the resolution.

Jordan said it shows that Koskinen and other politicians are held to a different standard than ordinary Americans.

"The idea that there's one set of rules for you and me and we the people and a different standard for people like John Koskinen, that is not how it's supposed to work in this country. It's supposed to be equal treatment under the law. No citizen should get away with this behavior, but somehow it's OK for John Koskinen."