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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.
I would simply say that I think you would find the mutual bipartisan approach to achieve the goal. I don't think anybody is in opposition to this. The reality is, in nearly 30 years, the funding level hasn't changed. It is very modest. It…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 29, line 12, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $1,500,000)''. Page 30, line 3, after the…
The pairing of new wilderness and other conservation designations with broadly supported land exchanges
You cannot look those people in the eye, Americans who pay their taxes, who work here, who are citizens.
You know what, your hand will be strengthened in your negotiations around the world if you do at every once in a while.
I just think it's inconsistent for you to suggest that there is not--that the profitability ratios are so low that it's unattractive to file an application at the same time you say that there are record profits.
I raise a point of order against the following provision of H.R. 5485 for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI: Beginning with ``: Provided further'' on page 122, line 19, through ``2012'' on page 122, line 22. This provision…
The concern is it has already been violated, and it was violated by Hillary Clinton. And it was her choice. She set it up, and she created this problem, and she created this mess.
Everything is overclassified, and if everything is classified, then nothing is classified.
I cannot thank you personally enough, you on a personal level, for your accessibility, your ability to get on the phone with me the same day that you make your announcement.
I do think that in all of the government, he is a man of integrity and honesty.
Classified information is classified for a reason. It is classified because if it were to get out into the public, there are nefarious actors, nation-states, others that want to do harm to this country.
Hillary Clinton created this mess. It wasn't Republicans. It wasn't anybody else.
It seems that there are two standards, and there is no consequence for these types of activities and dealing in a careless way with classified information.
I think the DNI, Clapper, should deny Hillary Clinton access to classified information during this campaign given how she so recklessly handled classified information.
His finger is on the pulse of this. Nothing happens without him. And I think he is going to be the definitive person to make a determination or recommendation.
We are here because he had two duly-issued subpoenas to the Commissioner of the IRS, and they did not fulfill those subpoenas.
If you want a new direction, if you want there to be the type of Park Service that you claim that you want, it's going to require new leadership, and it isn't going to happen with you.
You purposefully, intentionally mislead the secretary. You've got IG reports that you don't respond to.
The guy should be arrested. He should probably be in jail. He should at least be fired.
Whistleblowers who step up and do the difficult thing of saying, hey, there's a problem here, we'll go to the mat for those people.
I got two daughters about to enter the workforce... I don't want them to go and deal with the scum that is in your department.
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