Jason Chaffetz

As Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz put it, he wants to use his time in Washington to help solve the nation's woes, not vote on absurd resolutions.

I would encourage the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and Representative Hinchey to do the same, to work cooperatively with all stakeholders.

I think the record would reflect it a little differently.

I would hope that what you would be supportive of is when we go to try to get more money for PILT payments out west.

The small Utah towns that depend on ranching, outdoor motorized recreation and energy production would see their economies decimated because of the restrictive burdens created by this bill.

I appreciate you all for being here and sharing your comments and expertise.

I actually think there is probably more justification for using Federal funds to help fund the Postal Service.

I will not support, nor do I believe we need, a rate increase on postage stamps.

The U.S. Postal Service has experienced the largest drop-off in mail volume in its 234-year history.

GAO's renewed designation should serve as another powerful reason for Congress to act, and act quickly, in passing H.R. 22.

To this date, it is still very disappointing that the Democrats have chosen not to bring up this bill to the floor with such broad bipartisan support.

Thank you Madam Chairwoman and Ranking Member McClintock for holding this hearing on H.R. 2265, The Magna Water District Water Reuse and Groundwater Recharge Act of 2009.

I do appreciate it, and I appreciate the work that you've put into this effort.

I, like most people in this country, am in favor of preserving traditional marriage.

I would like to ask unanimous consent to offer two documents for the record.

Today we will revisit some of those issues discussed in those hearings to see what sort of progress has been made.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for holding this hearing today.

I know the challenge, but we need a little bit more than Homer Simpson to get us out of the challenges we are facing.

What happens if it does pass? What happens if it doesn't pass? We have to deal with both realities.

Thank you, Chairman Lynch, for holding this important hearing on 'Protecting the Protectors: An Assessment of Frontline Federal Workers in Response to the Swine Flu (H1N1) Outbreak.'

One thing I would caution that you should do is not go to 5-day delivery.

In my opinion, it gets strikingly close, if not over the line, of just trying to run around the basic compensation package.

I recognize the series of indicators along the way of the remarkable progress that has been made within the Postal Service.

We need revenues to go up, we need expenses to go down to get to that magical point.

I personally support H.R. 22, now that I have been able to dive in and look at it.