Jason Chaffetz

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

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

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

The passion that he puts into this and the caring that he has we all appreciate.

We are going to go through each and every personnel file, and anybody who has sexual harassment, we are going to go back and evaluate that.

Do you believe you have an obligation under the law if you know of sexual harassment to report that to the legal authorities?

As we wrap up, to the good men and women who work at the EPA...God bless you.

If you have knowledge of criminal activity, do you believe you have an obligation to report that to law enforcement?

We want to work with the unions, with the employees, with the administration, with the Congress.

You should do a criminal referral.

Again, I appreciate the gentlewoman's comments and agree that this is a place where we can come together and work together. This 15-member commission would be directed to determine the best structure for information that is collected and…

In closing, I simply want to thank those Members who have worked hard on this bill. One that is of special note is Congressman Sean Duffy of Wisconsin. He has done great work on this, particularly trying to hold people accountable at…

I hope that the hearings inspire strong action. My Republican colleagues and I disagree about many things, but on this issue, on this issue, we have an opportunity to reach not only common ground, but higher ground.

I would note to the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Connolly, that please have a look at the--Cedric Richmond has a piece of legislation that I cosponsored, we introduced it, that deals with solitary confinement requires a study in reporting…

I worry that the criminal justice system today is not the system that I think we should aspire to.

We have a duty and an obligation to make sure that they are well housed, that they are safe, that they are secure, that they are able to do their jobs and their duty.

This seems to be a fiasco. It is a mess.

Is it safe? No, it is not safe there.

I thank Mr. Smith of Texas and Mr. Conaway of Texas for their good work on this. In the year 2015, five letters were sent to the EPA from the Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding the waters of the United States rulemaking…

when you lie to Congress, you mislead us, we are going to hold you accountable.

I find it inconceivable that they would be unaware of the investigation and of the need to turn over every document that might have some relevance to this.

I think we've seen this with Commissioner Koskinen's attitude that he really has had a contempt for this entire investigation.

This is just simply unacceptable. And I think that there needs to be accountability for it.

I don't think you can have an IRS Commissioner come in front of the Congress, testify under oath that he has confirmed that all the backup tapes have been destroyed.

I think the seriousness of this requires new leadership and a new fresh set of eyes to do that.