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Jason Chaffetz

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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.

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Jun 24, 2015

when you lie to Congress, you mislead us, we are going to hold you accountable.

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Jun 24, 2015

This is just simply unacceptable. And I think that there needs to be accountability for it.

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Jun 24, 2015

I don't think you can have an IRS Commissioner come in front of the Congress, testify under oath that he has confirmed that all the backup tapes have been destroyed.

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Jun 24, 2015

I find it inconceivable that they would be unaware of the investigation and of the need to turn over every document that might have some relevance to this.

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Jun 24, 2015

I think we've seen this with Commissioner Koskinen's attitude that he really has had a contempt for this entire investigation.

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Jun 23, 2015

The shift in blame is just inexcusable.

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Jun 23, 2015

I think you are part of the problem. I think if we want different results, we are going to have to have different people.

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Jun 23, 2015

I think the seriousness of this requires new leadership and a new fresh set of eyes to do that.

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Jun 23, 2015

Personal accountability is paramount. People have roles and responsibilities.

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Jun 23, 2015

As the head of the agency, Ms. Archuleta is, in fact, statutorily responsible for the security of the OPM network.

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Jun 15, 2015

I thank the gentleman for yielding. And I thank those who are with us tonight because this topic is one of, I think, the most important to our Nation. It certainly was key to the foundation of this Nation. And the gentleman from North…

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Jun 2, 2015

I think it is absolutely fundamentally wrong.

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