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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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Dec 11, 2013

I advocate for more legal immigration. I want to fix legal immigration. It is not working.

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Dec 9, 2013

One of the big questions that stands before the Nation is: Are we going to give up all of our liberties in the name of security? And I think not. Technology is great. It is supposed to make our lives better and simpler, more efficient…

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Dec 5, 2013

We do this in a very bipartisan way. I appreciate Mr. Polis; Mr. Connolly; my colleague, Mr. Marino; and Chairman Goodlatte. This is simple. If you want to help the little guy, if you want to help protect the integrity of the system, you…

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Dec 5, 2013

Woman, I thank Chairman Goodlatte, and I thank Members on both sides of the aisle for working on this. In the 112th Congress, I worked closely with Congressman DeFazio on the SHIELD Act, but a much better bill is before us today. I want…

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Dec 5, 2013

I thank Chairman Terry for his good leadership and work on this, and certainly Chairman Goodlatte for bringing this bill; and knowing that you, Mr. Terry, are working on a bill that I am going to wholeheartedly support. Madam Chairman, we…

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Dec 3, 2013

I simply want to thank both sides of the aisle. I want to thank Mr. McClintock, the chairman of this subcommittee, for allowing us to move this forward, and I appreciate the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva), the ranking member of the…

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Nov 19, 2013

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

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Nov 19, 2013

Don't tell me that you need more dollars, more resources. You heard Nancy Pelosi saying, we are at bone bare--you know, the cupboard is bare.

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Nov 19, 2013

Americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them.

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Nov 19, 2013

Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because taxpayers have a right to know what they get from their government.

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Nov 19, 2013

There are tens of millions of dollars, taxpayer dollars, that are being abused. They are being stolen from the American people.

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Nov 19, 2013

This is unbelievable, and unbearable, and it is a total lack of leadership throughout the Department and agency.

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