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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.
It is my intention to yield the gentleman some additional time. I know he has a number of speakers who are still left. I am happy to do that. So that is my intention as you allocate the rest of your time. For now, I reserve the balance of…
May I inquire as to how much time both sides have. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Utah has 8 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Missouri has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
You have to recognize how much money the Federal Government is spending here. We're going to spend in the range of about $3.5 trillion to $3.6 trillion in a 12-month period. Part of my rhetorical question here is: If that's not stimulative…
One of the moral obligations, I think, is not only to the current generation but to the older Americans who have poured their hearts and souls into this contract. They've lived with the assumption that certain things are going to be there…
I do appreciate the gentleman's comments, Mr. Chairman, the generosity and the approach that he took that, yes, we should debate the issues, but we don't need to attack the person. I think it is the right attitude, and I appreciate the…
I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman if he needs it and has additional speakers. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Missouri will control that time. There was no objection.
I claim time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Utah is recognized for 15 minutes.
I think it does demand an explanation and you are in the best position to get that explanation.
I think we are being pushed around and I don't think the State Department is doing enough to stand up for what we are doing.
the lack of nominations, and we will continue to work on that, because I think ultimately our goal is the same.
I think everybody is probably trying to achieve the same goal, but personally I am offended by the direction that Afghanistan is going.
my criticism of the President thus far is that in most cases there hasn't even been a nomination.
I hope we don't wake up one day and just find all this money sitting over in Dubai or something like that.
And the cost? You don't anticipate this is going to have an increase in cost?
I first want to commend Chairman Ryan of the Budget Committee for actually doing the job that we were elected to do. As Chairman Ryan pointed out, it has been more than 1,050 days since the United States Senate has actually decided to even…
So, in essence, we have passed a law, it has been signed into law, and they believe that is in conflict with their own regulations, so they are electing to go with the regulation as opposed to the law.
Material submitted by the Honorable Jason Chaffetz, a Representative in Congress from the State of Utah, and Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
I have no additional speakers. I just want to simply thank the gentleman from Illinois. He's truly one who will stand on principle and work on both sides of the aisle, and for that we're very grateful and appreciative. This is what we are…
I firmly believe we should support this figure, as it would provide approximately 10,000 additional vouchers for our veterans.
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