Jason Chaffetz

Will our troops have immunity, yes or no?

These people should be fired and sent home.

Our kindness and our generosity is being abused in this case. And it needs to stop.

I don't think it is enough. We have to get a better handle on this, and I think it needs to be a tighter rein and a greater concern for the theft, the theft of billions of dollars of American taxpayer money.

The waste, fraud and abuse that is happening in the theater of war is unacceptably high.

Constraints on the Federal Government that would not constrain a private seller need to be modified, replaced, or suspended, as proposed in Representative Chaffetz's bill.

The status quo is no longer an option.

This is not acceptable.

Mr. Chaffetz's legislation would create a pilot program run by OMB to require that selected properties be sold for cash.

Gang of Six? The Gang of Six? How about that gang of 234 people yesterday, Republicans and Democrats, who passed the plan that doesn't raise taxes and averts the crisis? ____________________

We keep spending money that we don't have. Every time we look at a decision, we have to understand we're asking to pull money out of somebody's pocket and give it to somebody else. Those days are gone. I came to Washington, D.C., to change…

All we ask for is a balanced budget amendment. All we ask for is for people to live within their means. If you listen to the Democrats and what they suggest, just go ahead and spend more. Go ahead and keep racking it up on the credit card…

It's always compelling, Mr. Speaker, when they have to use a poll to figure out how to do public policymaking. And to suggest that there would be no more mortgages is just fantasy. It's amazing what gets made up in this discussion instead…

At any time we would love to see the Democrats' plan. If you could actually slide it across the table to us, we would certainly appreciate it. I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Huelskamp). (Mr. HUELSKAMP…

I can hear the chant on the other side with regard to the some 90 times the debt ceiling has been raised. That's the problem. I can hear the chant on the other side: One more time. One more time. One more time. That's why we're in this…

We have 9 percent-plus unemployment, Madam Speaker. We've been north of that for a long time. And we're now also saddled with more than $14 trillion in debt. I would now like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr…

Reclaiming my time, I will now yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Tennessee, Diane Black, who is here as a freshman in the House of Representatives.

I believe the gentleman said he would answer a question if we asked it on our time. The question I have for the gentleman is: Would you support any balanced budget amendment? Is there any balanced budget amendment that you would support? I…

I love that: foolish gimmicks, balancing our budget. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte). (Mr. GOODLATTE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I would ask the gentleman if he could give us a copy of that plan right now here during this debate, we would certainly appreciate it. The second thing is what we're talking about is a balanced budget. That's really what we're talking…

I genuinely hope it does become the law. I think the American people deserve this Federal Government to live within the confines of a balanced budget amendment.

There is a concerted effort to say we are okay with the terrorism as long as we keep the price of gas low down here.

We need to show Chavez that we are serious and that there will be penalties to pay for assisting and accommodating the terrorist Iranian regime of Mohammed Ahmadinejad.

I think the administration is making a very concerted effort. We can give them half, three-quarters of their revenue to Hugo Chavez.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…