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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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Apr 28, 2015

Our hearts and prayers and thoughts are with you and your neighbors and your friends and your community, the police officers.

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Apr 28, 2015

What I have a problem with is you tracking geolocation at will. And I think Americans have a reasonable right to privacy.

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Apr 15, 2015

Reclaiming my time, I appreciate the spirit in which that is asked. I would hope the gentleman would join me in cosponsoring H.R. 1564, the Members of Congress Tax Accountability Act. There are constitutional reasons why we can't include…

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Apr 15, 2015

Fair enough. Reclaiming my time, since I didn't yield it, but reclaiming my time, I said, clearly, I don't think this should be part of the private sector. I think working for the Federal Government is a privilege, it is an honor, and I…

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Apr 15, 2015

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we have heard speeches on this floor about fairness, about treating them the same. I will remind Members that on June 25, 1998, the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act--which Mr. Hoyer…

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Apr 15, 2015

I have no additional speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time to close.

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Apr 15, 2015

I appreciate being here today. We have done this in a good bipartisan way. This is a good, strong bill. This bill has come under a previous Congress and done quite well. H.R. 1562 will increase tax compliance by Federal contractors and…

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Apr 15, 2015

I remind the gentleman in this room that it was President Obama who introduced the pay freeze. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Mulvaney).

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Apr 15, 2015

Here are the facts. I just love it when Washington, D.C., says, Oh, there is no problem. We have got a hundred thousand-plus people-- Federal employees--who don't pay about $1.1 billion in taxes. That number is up from $962 million in…

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Apr 15, 2015

I want to reiterate my pleasure in working with both sides of the aisle on many, many pieces of legislation. We don't always agree, but I think the tone and tenor that is happening in the Oversight and Government Reform Committee is going…

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Apr 15, 2015

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Meadows).

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Apr 15, 2015

Let me be clear right away. We have got great Federal workers. They care; they are patriotic; they work hard, but we have got a few that are bad apples. We have got to give the tools necessary to the leadership within the administration to…

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