Jason Chaffetz

We need government out of the health care business as a player, and a coach, and back to the role of being a referee.

I urge the Committee to fund those initiatives that support a trade policy that promotes exporting our goods, not our jobs, overseas.

I urge this Committee to reject the past practices of the Obama Administration and Congress, and to make a commitment to an open, transparent, and accurate budget.

We do not have to pay people to hate us, they do it for free, and we can save money in the process.

The President's budget undermines the core part of this infrastructure; a part of the infrastructure that drives long-term economic growth and innovation.

For 4 consecutive years, President Obama has introduced a budget with a $1 trillion deficit--4 years in a row. This has never happened in our Nation's history. Well, how much is $1 trillion? If you spent $1 million a day every day, it…

I thank each of you and appreciate the written testimony.

I really do believe with the hundreds of billions of dollars allocated to the Department of Defense, if there was a will, the Department of Defense would find a way to do it.

I can tell you as long as the people of Utah put me in this position, I will push the Department of Defense to do this.

We exist to secure two fundamental principles. First, Americans have the right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent.

Our duty on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee is to protect these rights.

I sent a request to Secretary Panetta's office asking that they send one person to provide us information and they sent us four.

I like what President Ronald Reagan said, 'Trust but verify.'

I think it is vital to us to have the proper oversight within these departments.

But if they refuse to do their job, if they refuse to actually--and the White House is just going to sit here, giddy, with that silly little smirk, and laugh about it like we can't do anything about it, then we make no progress, and that…

We should err on the side of making sure that we are giving these contracts to those who truly deserve and should be awarded those.

The numbers are in. Once again, the Federal Government is going to achieve an annual deficit of more than $1 trillion. Now, how much is $1 trillion? Because we throw around that number far too often. If you spend $1 million a day every…

I want to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for bringing forward this important bill. I want to refer to some facts here because we do have some good, hardworking Federal employees. Make no mistake about it: They're just as patriotic, if…

I had asked you if you had spoken to President Obama, Secretary Clinton, or Secretary Napolitano.

Earlier it was referenced that there was another study showing that the compensation was 26 percent lower than the private sector. I would point out that that did not include compensation for benefits. Certainly when you look at someone's…

The only person in the race at this point that has the experience to make that happen is Mitt Romney because he fundamentally understands government doesn't create jobs, people and entrepreneurs do and I think Mitt Romney relates to those…

It makes you stronger going into the general election. Not only the candidates themselves, but the organizations, the staff, the fundraising, all of that becomes very important.

I think when you add all that up, it's clearly Mitt Romney. And the sooner that we can get on to focusing entirely on Barack Obama, the better.

Thank you. I appreciate the bipartisan nature in which we do this. These are truly American heroes who have made a difference in our lives and something we should all be proud of and never forget. I worry as these gentlemen get older that…

I find that totally unacceptable. This is a massive, massive effort. It is going to take some leadership and some help from the White House.