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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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Apr 18, 2016

Until the agency provides that information, we have reason to believe that there is a lot of waste, fraud, and abuse.

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Apr 18, 2016

There is no justification for that.

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Apr 18, 2016

What is it that they're--that we're not supposed to see?

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Mar 16, 2016

But I also believe in my heart that it is just offensive to suggest that there was nothing wrong done, and to not apologize, it is just wrong.

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Mar 16, 2016

I want to thank all those that have participated in the three sets of hearings that we have had. There is no doubt, after having gone through this, that there were a lot of mistakes is just a total understatement.

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Mar 16, 2016

If you want to do the courageous thing, like you said that Susan Hedman did, then you, too, should resign.

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Mar 14, 2016

The EPA had every opportunity to make the right move here, and they did not.

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Mar 14, 2016

What happened in Flint can never happen again, and it is almost unbelievable how many bad decisions were made.

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Mar 14, 2016

It should not take an act of Congress to tell the EPA that they need to make this information public.

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Mar 1, 2016

The ACLU urges Congress to pass legislation such as the Geolocation Surveillance and Privacy Act introduced by Chairman Chaffetz

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Mar 1, 2016

I serve on the Crimes Subcommittee within the Judiciary Committee, and I am the chairman of the Oversight Committee.

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Mar 1, 2016

I stand with the Founders; get a warrant.

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Feb 24, 2016

I believe Ms. Cobert has the right qualifications. I think the country and the office will be better off with her confirmation.

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Feb 24, 2016

I want to be one that is counted as supporting her nomination, and I think the country will be better off.

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Feb 24, 2016

I find her to be a very competent person who is a breath of fresh air who actually has the background to run this agency.

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Feb 23, 2016

Was there any wrongdoing? I didn't find any.

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Feb 10, 2016

How convenient. You have no records of what is destroyed and when.

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Feb 10, 2016

Do you see why we have zero confidence in the record retention policy and the ability to execute on it?

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Feb 10, 2016

Why does it take almost 5 years to get the message that you should not be destroying things? Why does it take so long?

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Feb 10, 2016

Congress has been investigating the IRS since 2011, and you are just now getting the memo to start preserving things in 2016?

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Feb 10, 2016

That is just wrong. It is just wrong.

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Feb 3, 2016

You are taking advantage of the system.

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Feb 3, 2016

I think you are both being disingenuous and incomplete in your answer, and I want you to reconsider in the future.

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Feb 3, 2016

I want people to make a profit. But you know why I feel like you are both lying to us? You didn't write in there--you didn't say profit.

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Feb 3, 2016

Who is paying the 750 bucks? Suckers. And you know the suckers are? The American public.

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