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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 2, 2014

I think they are overstating the security situation in Benghazi and Libya.

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Apr 2, 2014

But the concern is, when we are $102 billion into it, and most of that is DOD, it is not USAID, we continue to pour money into this thing and we haven't tackled the most basic problem which I think is corruption.

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Apr 2, 2014

This place is falling apart, and we are over here trying to figure out how to get more Libyans into the United States to be trained on nuclear sciences.

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Apr 2, 2014

We need to continue to do that and hold people accountable to go after the waste, fraud and abuse in this important area.

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Apr 2, 2014

This is one of the most important responsibilities of Congress, is, in fact, going after waste, fraud and abuse.

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Apr 2, 2014

I want you to find the list, get us that information.

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Apr 2, 2014

I don't want to get caught up on semantics, but I am just telling you, you have an incentive fund, it sounds like a bonus, it sounds like a slush fund, it sounds like a lot of very negative things.

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Apr 2, 2014

But you go back and assess them, right?

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Apr 2, 2014

Oh, it is more like the Stone Age. Fred Flintstone is more progressive than a lot of places in Afghanistan.

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Apr 2, 2014

How is this relationship normalized when our Ambassador was murdered in Benghazi 18 months ago and not one single solitary person has been arrested, prosecuted or brought to justice?

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Apr 2, 2014

But when you have 333 different recommendations and you only insist that they implement 24, I have a problem with that.

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Apr 2, 2014

I do think it is important for Congress to understand and look back on what has worked well and what hasn't worked well.

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