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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.
I think it's a larger, more systemic problem because part of what the report cites is the lack of communication between ATF, the DEA, the FBI and certainly the Department of Justice and also Homeland Security, because ICE was also heavily…
I thank the chairman. I also want to appreciate and congratulate Dr. Ron Paul for his tireless pursuit of this openness and transparency. Without his leadership, we wouldn't be at this point today, and I applaud him and thank him for that…
I am proud to introduce this piece of legislation. It's common sense. I think it's something that should be widely accepted. I also appreciate the bipartisan nature in which we introduce this bill. Mr. Faleomavaega was important to this…
I actually sponsored a bill, H.R. 3012. It is Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, which got rid of the per country cap limitations.
I appreciate the gravity and the task. I can tell in your voice and inflections you are passionate about this issue.
Our military, the American people, we are willing to do and can do anything if we have the political will to do it.
Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers, because taxpayers have a right to know what they get from their government.
Somehow, some way, there has to be a better communication between the Department of Defense and veterans.
We exist to secure two fundamental principles: first, Americans have the right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent.
This is truly bipartisan in our approach. We are all concerned about the health and welfare of our veterans.
Our job, role and responsibility is to provide some oversight and to try to fix the problem.
I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…
This is a good, commonsense, bipartisan bill. I appreciate both these gentlemen who spoke here earlier for their work on this, Mr. Denham and Mr. Walz. The Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, H.R. 4155, it makes sense, it's good government, it's…
I would like to yield as much time as he may consume to the distinguished gentleman from California, the sponsor of the bill, Mr. Denham.
We are here today to discuss H.R. 4155, the Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, introduced by Mr. Denham of California. I really appreciate the approach that this is taking with jobs and the economic environment as such. This is a commonsense…
Well, the Ethics Committee in general is fairly impotent. Usually, it's -- the voters have to deal with this and make these types of decisions.
It doesn't look right, it doesn't smell right because it wasn't right, Anderson.
It would be as if I went to interview the head of Countrywide and I spent the first 30 minutes of the interview or before the cameras are rolling complaining about my personal mortgage to the guy and then get directed to some program. I…
It was wrong, it doesn't look right, it doesn't smell right because it wasn't right, Anderson.
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