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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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Jul 13, 2016

You cannot look those people in the eye, Americans who pay their taxes, who work here, who are citizens.

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Jul 12, 2016

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.

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Jul 12, 2016

Federal land management agencies are biting off more than they can chew. Not only are these agencies tasked with managing one-third of the entire landmass in the United States of America, but they are also asked to provide law enforcement…

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Jul 6, 2016

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.

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Jul 6, 2016

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.

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Jul 6, 2016

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.

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Jul 6, 2016

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.

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Jul 6, 2016

I raise a point of order against the motion because the instruction contains matter in the jurisdiction of a committee to which the resolution was not referred, thus violating clause 7 of rule XVI which requires an amendment to be germane…

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Jul 6, 2016

Everything is overclassified, and if everything is classified, then nothing is classified.

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Jul 6, 2016

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…

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Jul 6, 2016

I reserve a point of order on the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Thompson of California moves to recommit the bill…

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Jul 6, 2016

Hillary Clinton created this mess. It wasn't Republicans. It wasn't anybody else.

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Jul 6, 2016

I do think that in all of the government, he is a man of integrity and honesty.

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Jul 5, 2016

Again, let me echo the wide bipartisan support in favor of this bill. I want to thank our ranking member, Mr. Cummings. I want to thank Mr. Boyle for his support in championing this through with our committee. And I particularly want to…

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Jul 5, 2016

I would urge the passage of H.R. 4875. I appreciate the good work of Mr. Meehan, who helped champion this through in a bipartisan way. I appreciate Mr. Boyle and his passion on this issue as well. All Americans are grateful for this…

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Jul 5, 2016

I think the DNI, Clapper, should deny Hillary Clinton access to classified information during this campaign given how she so recklessly handled classified information.

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Jul 5, 2016

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.

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Jul 5, 2016

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4539, introduced by Congressman Bobby Scott of Virginia. In 1619, the first people from Africa arrived at the English colonies in Point Comfort…

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Jun 21, 2016

We are here because he had two duly-issued subpoenas to the Commissioner of the IRS, and they did not fulfill those subpoenas.

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Jun 13, 2016

The guy should be arrested. He should probably be in jail. He should at least be fired.

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Jun 13, 2016

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.

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Jun 13, 2016

You purposefully, intentionally mislead the secretary. You've got IG reports that you don't respond to.

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