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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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Oct 15, 2015

A presidential monument designation is simply not capable of providing you with the management control and flexibility you seek.

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Oct 7, 2015

I'm proud of it, and I think we had a very good hearing.

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Oct 7, 2015

I would remind Members, there was all this criticism that we were going after women, and that is so false.

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Oct 7, 2015

I think some of the video that's been out there, the rumors that have been swirling, some of the testimony that we have heard causes a lot of people to legitimately ask and dive into whether or not what they're doing is illegal.

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Oct 7, 2015

The point we were making is that Planned Parenthood had revenue of $127 million more than their expenses.

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Oct 7, 2015

We were very narrowly focused on the finances.

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Oct 7, 2015

The attempt to defund Planned Parenthood places each of those lives at risk.

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Oct 7, 2015

The attempt by some to relitigate a 40-year-old decision places thousands of lives at risk.

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Oct 7, 2015

No, I'm not suggesting that they broke the law.

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Sep 29, 2015

Kevin McCarthy should apologize for this, should retract his statement.

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Sep 28, 2015

You've been very generous with your time.

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Sep 28, 2015

Envisioning a future where progressives change the game and use ballot measures as a political and civic engagement tool for victory.

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Sep 28, 2015

We don't spend enough on cancer. We need to spend more. I would quadruple the amount of money, if I had my chance, to fight cancer and win.

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Sep 24, 2015

We are preparing and supporting the designation of a post office for a great American. This is brought to our attention and introduced by Congresswoman Louise Slaughter. It is probably most appropriate that she be the one to tell us more…

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Sep 24, 2015

We are here today to honor Lieutenant Daniel P. Riordan with a post office naming in St. Louis, Missouri. This has been brought to our attention by Congresswoman Ann Wagner. I appreciate her championing this through the Congress. She is in…

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Sep 24, 2015

While this is a Senate bill, there is nobody who has been more passionate and excited and dedicated to getting this done than Mr. Garrett of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr…

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Sep 16, 2015

I hope he has the guts to stand here and ask the President of the Navajo Nation if what we are doing here today is a farce.

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Sep 16, 2015

It was quick to dispatch staff to the Navajo communities to hand out Standard Form 95 and encourage members of the Navajo Nation to fill out forms to expedite settlement of their claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act, and apparently to…

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Sep 16, 2015

The media was receiving faster and fuller information from the EPA than the Navajo Nation.

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Sep 16, 2015

To put in your statement that you are working closely with the Navajo Nation is totally misleading.

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Sep 16, 2015

You took 2 days before you called them.

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Sep 16, 2015

The EPA must be held fully accountable for the accident.

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Sep 16, 2015

To begin with, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inexplicably delayed notification of the spill to the Navajo Nation.

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Sep 16, 2015

I have to tell you I am highly offended by those comments.

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