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Jason Chaffetz

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Jason Chaffetz is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Utah's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2017. During his tenure, he served as the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where he was known for his focus on government accountability and transparency. Chaffetz was a vocal critic of the Obama administration and played a significant role in various investigations, including those related to the Benghazi attack and the Clinton email controversy.

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July 22, 2024

This was widely regarded as one of the worst governance systems in the world.

Jason Chaffetz

Feb 18, 2022

I think this is far worse than Watergate, quite frankly.

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Mar 3, 2020

I write today to ask you to seriously reconsider the use of such deceptive and misleading tactics.

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Jan 8, 2018

Any quick visit to San Juan County, and you would quickly find out that getting to school is a major production.

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Jan 8, 2018

This affects all the residents in San Juan County, especially the children of the Navajo Nation.

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Jan 8, 2018

Unlike most states in our Union, nearly 70 percent of the state of Utah is owned by the Federal and state government.

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Jan 8, 2018

The legislation before you today does not convert any public land to private property.

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Jan 8, 2018

I do believe, in principle, that if you want the best result, you are going to look to the people at the most local level.

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Jan 8, 2018

So, to suggest that there was not a dialogue, you can point to President Obama. He never listened to us.

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Jan 8, 2018

the highest per-capita property tax in the state of Utah is down in this part.

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Jan 8, 2018

I thank the Committee for its consideration, and note that I ended with 1 second to go.

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Jan 8, 2018

Once you do get to the schools, you understand that they aren't the best that we can possibly provide.

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Jan 8, 2018

Another major burden for county government is the emergency services needed to support such a massive amount of land.

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Jan 8, 2018

Having represented many parts of Utah, I am intimately familiar with the land, the people, and the issues.

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Nov 14, 2017

The security of air travel is not a partisan issue.

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Nov 14, 2017

If we find out about our problems with Members of Congress, and then we fail to act on them, we become a part of the problem.

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Jun 6, 2017

I need you to find out why Fast and Furious was even allowed to happen.

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Jun 6, 2017

I need you to have President Obama's executive privilege order that hides many of the facts from Fast and Furious overturned.

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Jun 6, 2017

Please protect Brian now. Put your party policies aside.

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Apr 24, 2017

As a former military officer, you simply cannot take money from Russia, Turkey, or anybody else. And it appears as if he did take that money. It was inappropriate and there are repercussions for the violation of law.

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Apr 24, 2017

I see no information or no data to support the notion that General Flynn complied with the law.

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Apr 3, 2017

Congress has a right to have this material it, and it is unbelievable to me that you think that we shouldn't have a copy of it.

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Apr 3, 2017

I want straight talk from you. Are you or are you not going to provide that to us?

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