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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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Feb 24, 2016

I want to be one that is counted as supporting her nomination, and I think the country will be better off.

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Feb 24, 2016

I believe Ms. Cobert has the right qualifications. I think the country and the office will be better off with her confirmation.

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Feb 23, 2016

Was there any wrongdoing? I didn't find any.

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Feb 10, 2016

Congress has been investigating the IRS since 2011, and you are just now getting the memo to start preserving things in 2016?

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Feb 10, 2016

How convenient. You have no records of what is destroyed and when.

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Feb 10, 2016

Why does it take almost 5 years to get the message that you should not be destroying things? Why does it take so long?

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Feb 10, 2016

That is just wrong. It is just wrong.

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Feb 10, 2016

Do you see why we have zero confidence in the record retention policy and the ability to execute on it?

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Feb 3, 2016

I believe that the FDA has failed to meet its statutory responsibility and is dramatically behind in its processing.

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Feb 3, 2016

My basic concern here is Turing or Valeant or any other company has the right, I believe, to come in and enter the marketplace.

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Feb 3, 2016

I want people to make a profit. But you know why I feel like you are both lying to us? You didn't write in there--you didn't say profit.

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Feb 3, 2016

Who is paying the 750 bucks? Suckers. And you know the suckers are? The American public.

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Feb 3, 2016

Profit is, of course, a motivator. It is, of course, part of your calculation.

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Feb 3, 2016

And then you wonder why the average person who is trying and scraping by, and they see their insurance rates go up double digits, screaming high, it is because of people like you. That is why they are going up. It is one of the key reasons.

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Feb 3, 2016

You are not losing money. You are raking it in hand over fist as fast as you can.

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Feb 3, 2016

You are taking advantage of the system.

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Feb 3, 2016

What I don't want to do is have government controls or government price controlling, but it is difficult when you see patients who are suffering.

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Feb 3, 2016

I think that is one our questions. Are they actually spurring innovations? Should there be limitation on the resale of those vouchers?

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Feb 3, 2016

The proper role of Congress is not to micromanage a private company. It is not my role.

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Feb 3, 2016

I think you are both being disingenuous and incomplete in your answer, and I want you to reconsider in the future.

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Feb 3, 2016

Every business should make a profit, but it has turned from profit to greed.

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Feb 3, 2016

I do believe that it is imperative that people tell the truth, that they are ethical, that they not mislead the public.

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Feb 2, 2016

We are going to have your back, and we are going to make sure that the truth gets out there.

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Feb 2, 2016

Congresswoman, that's an excellent question, and I think that's exactly what we need to take a look at right now.

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Feb 1, 2016

We don't have time to play these kind of games.

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