“Joan Sebastian Guerrero should still be alive.”
“This President needs guardrails, not a blank check”
“I cannot vote to fund an illegal war with no justification, no set goal, and no exit strategy.”
“This cannot be acceptable in America.”
“Federal investment like this can transform lives and economies.”
“Anyone responsible for wrongdoing must be held accountable.”

Political Quotes

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.

Quotes by year · 2009–20241,101 total · peak 2016 (225)
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Jan 4, 2017

As has been highlighted here by Mr. Clay and by me, there is good bipartisan work that has gone on for far too long. It is time to pass this bill. I really do appreciate the good work Mr. Duncan of Tennessee has done and the work of…

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Dec 8, 2016

I have an amendment to the bill at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 18, line 11, strike ``information'' and insert ``informations''. Page 33, line 19, strike…

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Dec 7, 2016

I want to thank, again, Mrs. Lawrence. I want to thank the ranking member, Mr. Cummings. This is a good, bipartisan issue. It is really a nonpartisan issue. It is to protect Federal employees within the FBI so that they can have the…

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Dec 6, 2016

The Pentagon imposed secrecy restrictions on the data, which ensured that no one could replicate the findings.

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Dec 6, 2016

Last year alone, classification is estimated to have cost $16 billion.

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Dec 6, 2016

The Department of Defense found $125 billion in savings over 5 years by simply streamlining bureaucracy.

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Dec 5, 2016

Notwithstanding the order of the House of September 22, 2016, I ask unanimous consent that the veto message of the President on the bill, H.R. 1777, together with the accompanying bill, be referred to the Committee on Oversight and…

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Dec 5, 2016

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this bill, S. 795, a bill to enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee employees. It is a bill with good bipartisan support in both…

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Nov 30, 2016

Explain to me why it takes so long to go through these harassment issues.

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Nov 30, 2016

How much did you pay him? How much did the taxpayers pay this guy?

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Nov 14, 2016

When you hand us a document with nearly 30 people and only 1 of them says it's unsubstantiated, we have a problem.

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