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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 6, 2016

It seems that there are two standards, and there is no consequence for these types of activities and dealing in a careless way with classified information.

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Jul 6, 2016

I raise a point of order against the following provision of H.R. 5485 for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI: Beginning with ``: Provided further'' on page 122, line 19, through ``2012'' on page 122, line 22. This provision…

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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

Hillary Clinton created this mess. It wasn't Republicans. It wasn't anybody else.

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Jul 6, 2016

I raise a point of order against the motion because the instruction contains matter in the jurisdiction of a committee to which the resolution was not referred, thus violating clause 7 of rule XVI which requires an amendment to be germane…

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Jul 6, 2016

I reserve a point of order on the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Thompson of California moves to recommit the bill…

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Jul 6, 2016

I cannot thank you personally enough, you on a personal level, for your accessibility, your ability to get on the phone with me the same day that you make your announcement.

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Jul 6, 2016

Everything is overclassified, and if everything is classified, then nothing is classified.

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Jul 5, 2016

Again, let me echo the wide bipartisan support in favor of this bill. I want to thank our ranking member, Mr. Cummings. I want to thank Mr. Boyle for his support in championing this through with our committee. And I particularly want to…

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Jul 5, 2016

His finger is on the pulse of this. Nothing happens without him. And I think he is going to be the definitive person to make a determination or recommendation.

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Jul 5, 2016

I would urge the passage of H.R. 4875. I appreciate the good work of Mr. Meehan, who helped champion this through in a bipartisan way. I appreciate Mr. Boyle and his passion on this issue as well. All Americans are grateful for this…

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