Jason Chaffetz

Just from what I've read, I have not seen the memo myself.

I want to know about overseas flights and how many of those are covered.

Somebody made a decision to say we're not doing that anymore.

We are not only the Oversight Committee, we're also the Government Reform Committee.

We want to find a way to help make these people whole.

I think that has been exemplified here over the last 2 1/2 hours through this hearing.

I would really challenge you both please to come up with something, I don't know if it's a letter...

One of the great frustrations here is that people make mistakes. I get that. But this is not a simple mistake.

It's just unacceptable to us. It's just mind-boggling that there would knowingly and willingly cut their pay.

There has to be a legal, lawful way to get here.

I think it's wrong. And I think people on both sides of this aisle think it's wrong.

It's amazing that you get down there and see that there's no plan and no--other than, 'Hey, we're going to continue to look at it.'

The consulate general and his facilities and his ability or her ability to conduct work on behalf of the United States is pivotal.

The reason that we are going to continue to focus on this is every single thing we've done since the time I was elected... has gone up in costs.

Every time we spend dollars here we're pulling money out of American people's pockets to give it to somebody else.

For fiscal year 2013 and 2014, the Obama administration released roughly 66,000 criminal aliens.

One of the most infuriating parts of this are the people who are here illegally and commit crimes only to be released back into the interior of the United States of America.

I cannot thank the men and women of the--particularly the Border Patrol for all they do.

Because the Government through the Department of Justice knowingly and willingly gave the drug cartels nearly 2,000 weapons.

Did the administration work with us in an open and candid way? No.

There is no police force in Nuevo Laredo. There is none.

I think there's a lot of misinformation coupled with border security efforts.

You've got a lot of people on this panel that don't understand, given the massive amount of violence.

So Nuevo Laredo, there is no mayor that has authority over a police force there.

I appreciate their passion on this issue and their care for the loved ones that are there in that area.