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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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Feb 1, 2017

I have said as much publicly, and I've also--I think everybody should know, every Member of Congress should know that the House Intelligence Committee is really the only organization within Congress that is set up to be able to do that.

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Jan 11, 2017

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 38, insert after line 10 the following: SEC. 110. PROMPT ISSUANCE OF OIRA GUIDELINES. The…

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Jan 4, 2017

I have no additional speakers. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

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Jan 4, 2017

This is a bill that the primary sponsor is actually the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Clay). I reserve the balance of my time in order to allow Mr. Clay to speak first on this issue, Mr. Speaker.

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Jan 4, 2017

This is a very good bill brought to us by lead sponsor Mr. Walberg of Michigan who has done considerable work on this not only at this point, but in Congresses of the past. We have cosponsorship from a number of people on both sides of the…

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Dec 6, 2016

The Department of Defense found $125 billion in savings over 5 years by simply streamlining bureaucracy.

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Dec 6, 2016

Last year alone, classification is estimated to have cost $16 billion.

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Dec 6, 2016

The Pentagon imposed secrecy restrictions on the data, which ensured that no one could replicate the findings.

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Dec 5, 2016

Notwithstanding the order of the House of September 22, 2016, I ask unanimous consent that the veto message of the President on the bill, H.R. 1777, together with the accompanying bill, be referred to the Committee on Oversight and…

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Nov 30, 2016

Explain to me why it takes so long to go through these harassment issues.

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Nov 30, 2016

How much did you pay him? How much did the taxpayers pay this guy?

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Nov 14, 2016

When you hand us a document with nearly 30 people and only 1 of them says it's unsubstantiated, we have a problem.

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Nov 14, 2016

I expect you to comply with it. When will you give me an answer as to whether or not you're going to comply with the subpoena in its totality, not in negotiation, in its totality?

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Nov 14, 2016

When you have Cartagena happen and there are eight incidents since Cartagena, and then they continue to get promoted, at least I think it's five of them continue to get promoted, we have a problem.

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Nov 14, 2016

When you have more than 10 percent of your level 15, GS-15 and above who have problematic backgrounds in that they've had to go through investigations of themselves since they've been agents, you have a problem.

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Nov 14, 2016

When you have 79 percent of the Secret Service saying that your senior-most leadership is not honest and trustworthy, we have a problem and we're going to go peek under the hood.

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Oct 26, 2016

I can no longer, in good conscience, endorse this person for president.

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Oct 26, 2016

I will not defend or endorse Donald Trump but I am voting for him. HRC is that bad. HRC is bad for the USA.

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Oct 20, 2016

I can no longer endorse Donald Trump for president. I -- there's no possible way I vote for Hillary Clinton, but, these are abhorrent.

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Sep 27, 2016

No wonder they couldn't prosecute a case. They were handing out immunity deals like candy.

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Sep 21, 2016

If they are not going to take action and they are not going to protect the employees of the United States of America, then they should leave.

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Sep 20, 2016

You know it was a mistake, but they were erased after a duly issued subpoena.

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Sep 13, 2016

This bill is not a bi-partisan solution.

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