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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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Oct 2, 2013

if you don't have property tax, which is private property to generate the taxes that you need to educate your children, like we need in Utah.

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Oct 2, 2013

I thank the Chairman and thank the Ranking Member for their consideration.

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Oct 2, 2013

let us take that little bit of excess that doesn't serve a public purpose and let us put it up at fair market value and sell it back as private property.

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Sep 18, 2013

We need to have public testimony, where the public can judge credibility and find out whether one is credible or the other.

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Sep 18, 2013

You know what else happened between October 3rd and October 10th? Congressman Chaffetz, sitting in the chair, went to Libya.

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Sep 18, 2013

I just love when Americans, ordinary Americans do extraordinary things, and for both of your sons and the others that were involved, we can never forget their service.

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Sep 18, 2013

One of my fundamental challenges and problems is the United States Congress doesn't have this report.

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Sep 18, 2013

I always tell my constituents back home, there are more Congressmen in jail for the cover up than there are for the crime.

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Sep 18, 2013

For Al Jazeera to have it a month almost before us is just not acceptable.

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Sep 18, 2013

It is an embarrassment to the United States of America that we could not get those assets there in time to help those people.

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Sep 18, 2013

The President of the United States said before the American people and said that he would 'I think it is important to find out exactly what happened in Benghazi and I'm happy to cooperate in any way that Congress wants.'

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Sep 18, 2013

I'm telling you if you look at Glen Doherty, you look at Lieutenant Tyrone Woods, they ran to the sound of the guns.

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