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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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Jul 13, 2016

You cannot look those people in the eye, Americans who pay their taxes, who work here, who are citizens.

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Jul 13, 2016

the pairing of new wilderness and other conservation designations with broadly supported land exchanges

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Jul 13, 2016

In a bipartisan effort with Ann Kirkpatrick, we are offering this amendment. It is an amendment on behalf of Native American schoolchildren dangerously rutted in flood- prone dirt roads that cause Native American kids to miss school, on an…

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Jul 13, 2016

I would simply say that I think you would find the mutual bipartisan approach to achieve the goal. I don't think anybody is in opposition to this. The reality is, in nearly 30 years, the funding level hasn't changed. It is very modest. It…

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Jul 13, 2016

You know what, your hand will be strengthened in your negotiations around the world if you do at every once in a while.

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Jul 13, 2016

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 29, line 12, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $1,500,000)''. Page 30, line 3, after the…

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Jul 12, 2016

Federal land management agencies are biting off more than they can chew. Not only are these agencies tasked with managing one-third of the entire landmass in the United States of America, but they are also asked to provide law enforcement…

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Jul 12, 2016

I just think it's inconsistent for you to suggest that there is not--that the profitability ratios are so low that it's unattractive to file an application at the same time you say that there are record profits.

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Jul 6, 2016

I do think that in all of the government, he is a man of integrity and honesty.

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Jul 6, 2016

the concern is it has already been violated, and it was violated by Hillary Clinton. And it was her choice. She set it up, and she created this problem, and she created this mess.

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Jul 6, 2016

Classified information is classified for a reason. It is classified because if it were to get out into the public, there are nefarious actors, nation-states, others that want to do harm to this country.

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