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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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Jan 6, 2016

The American people trust us but you don't trust us.

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Jan 6, 2016

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, we are not proposing to hurt or kill babies, and we are not proposing to put handcuffs on certain regulators in the financial institutions. What we are asking for is to simply have a…

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Jan 6, 2016

You want funding from the American people, there is possible legislation, there are all sorts of things.

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Jan 6, 2016

As Members of Congress, we should be able to see what you are doing and how you are doing it.

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Jan 6, 2016

I think it is important that we get these documents, and I think the American people have a right to know is the Department of Justice violating the law when it comes to privacy.

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Jan 6, 2016

I again concur with the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino). This amendment strikes the applicability of judicial review of agency compliance with this legislation. That is why I am urging a ``no'' vote on this amendment. The…

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Jan 6, 2016

I would like to make my counterpart aware that I have one additional speaker and then I am prepared to close. At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hultgren).

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Jan 6, 2016

You are hiding stuff. You are holding back from us and it is not reasonable.

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Jan 6, 2016

Why is it that Members of Congress with security clearances--I happen to sit on the Judiciary Committee, I am on the Crimes Subcommittee--why is it that I cannot actually see what you are sending out far and wide?

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Jan 6, 2016

It has been a year. And we issued a subpoena. It is not like we are not serious about that.

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Dec 16, 2015

This is so screwed up about the Obama administration. You're here illegally, you commit a crime, you deport them.

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Dec 16, 2015

How do you do that? You give them an excuse to make a decision, put some poor officer there...

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