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On the recordJuly 30, 2012
One of the things that brother me personally is you have the acting director of the ATF, Kenneth Melson, in almost 2 1/2 years that he was there, he met with his boss, the attorney general, Attorney General Holder, one time.
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Jason Chaffetz
Republican · Utah

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Chaffetz criticizes the lack of communication and leadership within the ATF and its oversight by the Department of Justice.

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

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