Jason Chaffetz

Well, there was no quid pro quo. We could not directly tie somebody's vote directly to getting this benefit as the report points out.

I think there's still some outstanding issues. But it was wrong, it doesn't look right, it doesn't smell right because it wasn't right.

It does, particularly when you're on the committees that are charged with maybe tightening up the rules and regulations, because we were dealing with all these bad loans and whatnot.

Leader Pelosi seriously questioned our motivations here. Let me be crystal clear what my motivation is. We have a dead United States agent. We have more than 200 dead people in Mexico. We have more than 2,000 weapons that were knowingly…

The reason I am so passionate about this issue is that it's about openness, it's about transparency, it's about the idea that there is no one person in our government that's above the law; that when you have a duly issued subpoena, you…

Despite what has been said here, it is the duty and obligation of this body to address a duly issued subpoena that has not been complied with. There has not been full compliance here. There has not been cooperation here. There has not been…

Nothing's changed in over a year. But I will tell you this: Brian Terry doesn't have answers. You don't have answers. I don't have answers. I want all the facts. That's what we're asking for today, the facts, all of them.

The record will reflect that in a bipartisan way, the Acting Director of the ATF, the person that was actually appointed by President Obama, was deposed by both Democrats and Republicans about a year ago for 2 days around July 4. It was 2…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 89, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $396,000,000)''. Page 89, line 15, after the dollar amount…

I first want to applaud and thank the committee for their work. They've reached the laudable goal of reducing the overall expenditures by $4 billion. And that is much appreciated and noted. I just happen to think we can do just a little…

This was introduced in a bipartisan way, and myself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Flake, and Mr. McKeon introduced this bill, which has good, broad community support.

Thank you, Chairman. I am here to testify on behalf of H.R. 4484, which is the Y Mountain Access and Enhancement Act.

We do believe that this bill would allow people a better experience. There will be better maintenance, better control of this to make sure that the community of all sorts can enjoy this.

I want to thank Chairman Hastings, my colleague, the chairman of the subcommittee, Mr. Bishop, for his support in this bill that we introduced, the section that will be included in this bill dealing with the Diamond Fork System. In Utah…

I have some reluctance to see Congress weigh in on these issues in a heavy regulatory manner because we don't work at Internet speed.

I think it is also important that the Congress stand up for itself and not allow an Administration--I don't care which party it is involved with--allow just simple rulemaking to push through the process and not allow the back and forth and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 20, line 15, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $74,000,000)''. Page 56, line 24, after the dollar amount…

I have a simple amendment that takes a line item within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program back to the fiscal year 2011 level. Now, I think that's probably a pretty reasonable approach to it. It's not too long ago. If left…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Utah will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Ms. Hahn

Just because it can be done doesn't mean it necessarily should be done.

The bill creates a legal framework designed to give government agencies, commercial entities and private citizens clear guidelines for when and how geolocation information can be accessed and used.

What I am also worried about is somebody tracking and following somebody else in a surreptitious manner.

As Congressman Chaffetz has already pointed out, passing the GPS Act would fulfill Congress's duty to ensure that the safeguards provided by the Fourth Amendment of our Constitution are respected.

I recently introduced the Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act.

I thank you Mr. Chairman. And thank you to all the witnesses, I appreciate your perspective and the passion you bring behind those perspectives.