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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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Aug 1, 2013

How do you account for the other 600 weapons?

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Aug 1, 2013

When can you provide to this committee--when I say 'this' committee, both committees, Oversight and Natural Resources, the actual inventory?

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Aug 1, 2013

So how many weapons, then, does the U.S. Park Police have? What is the current inventory?

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Jul 24, 2013

It is one of the biggest agencies that we have, and it has one of the lowest levels of morale on record, based on the surveys. And when you have vacancies at the top, you have this vacuum that is unfulfilled, and there is a total lack of…

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Jul 22, 2013

About 65 percent of my State is controlled by the Federal Government, they are Federal lands.

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Jul 17, 2013

How dare anybody suggest that we are at the end of this? This is the beginning of this.

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Jul 17, 2013

I'm proud of the fact that we are pursuing this.

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Jul 17, 2013

We have to make an example of it. We need to get to the bottom of it.

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Jul 16, 2013

We exist to secure two fundamental principles. First, Americans have the right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent. Second, Americans deserve an efficient and effective government that works for them.

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Jun 26, 2013

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

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Jun 26, 2013

We are letting millions of people, almost a million a day, into the Country. We have no idea how many are going out, is that fair to say?

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Jun 26, 2013

Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because taxpayers have a right to know what they are getting from the government.

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