Jason Chaffetz

I think that is part of it, yes. Yes, I do.

It's hard to understand nor can I definitively identify the motive. But I also think there is an underlying belief in the executive branch that the legislative branch isn't going to stand up for itself.

That's my understanding.

The remedy given to us in the Constitution is impeachment.

Did they provide false and misleading testimony to Congress? Yes and on more than one occasion.

I stand in whole support of what Chairman Thornberry is proposing. Section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 says: ``The function of the Council shall be to advise the President . . . '' Obviously, we want the President to get the…

We simply cannot fail. We simply cannot kick the can down the road. The time to act is now.

It is time to do it sooner rather than later.

Your local letter carrier is going to far more understand that there aren't 15 people living in this house.

The time now is to act.

The impetus for this Initiative is to provide greater certainty and local management of federally managed lands by resolving long-standing and highly controversial land management issues.

In conclusion, let me read the first sentence of the first paragraph from the D.C. Mayor, as well as the majority of the Council. ``As Mayor and members of the Council of the District of Columbia, we support the three-sector Federal…

It is correct that the Republicans have continued to fund the three-sector approach in Washington, D.C., and I am proud of that. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Messer), the chairman of the Republican…

We are here to pass an important bill, Mr. Speaker. This bill is H.R. 4901, known as the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act, or SOAR. The SOAR Act continues a three-sector approach to education within the District…

The graduation rate in the D.C. public schools is 64 percent. The graduation rate at the OSP program is 90 percent. Those are results, and they are worth every penny. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Walker), a…

I have no additional speakers. I reserve the balance of my time to close.

I would like to submit the following: Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate. Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker, House of Representatives. Hon. Harry Reid, Minority Leader, U.S. Senate. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader, House of…

We went through regular order in our committee. We had field hearings. We had a markup. The gentleman was free to offer an amendment in committee. That did not happen. This is a school choice bill. This is a bill that gives parents the…

the law is crystal clear. You are making these discretionary choices in releasing these people out into the public and they are committing more crimes.

What is incumbent upon you personally in your duty and your role and responsibility is to make that notification.

I have met with the men and women who work there, wonderful, hardworking, dedicated people who do a hard and difficult job.

If ICE had only followed the law, it is highly likely that these witnesses would not be sitting here today grieving the loss of another loved one.

what is going on with Immigration and Customs Enforcement is one of the most infuriating things I think I have seen in this government yet.

I want to know which countries are not taking--because, you know what, they shouldn't be getting Federal aid and we shouldn't be giving them visas so that more people from those countries can come to the United States.

I would prefer to have the primary sponsor of this bill, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Clay), speak first. I reserve the balance of my time.