Jason Chaffetz
Jason Chaffetz
Jason E. Chaffetzis the U.S. representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district, first elected in 2008. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is also the chairman of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 March 1967
CountryUnited States of America
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Every time we spend a federal dollar, what we're doing is we're pulling money out of somebody's pocket, and we're giving it to somebody else.
floating smarter somebody
There has to be a better, smarter way to authenticate who somebody is. Social Security numbers are floating out there everywhere.
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I'm trying to unify us internally so that we can - instead of firing on each other - fire on the Democrats and communicate a message and start talking about issues.
biggest iran planet
The biggest problem that we have on the face of the planet is Iran getting a nuclear weapon.
anybody trying
I want to see overwhelming force repel anybody who is trying to get into the White House.
brought debates party scared
I'm not scared of diversity. We have to have debates and win the argument, and if there are amendments that need to be brought up so we find out where the party is, so be it.
I'm not going to sit for some painting. That's so 1800s. I'm not doing that.
add believe cut
I want to cut - personally, I want to cut spending. Personally, I just don't believe we can continue to add to the deficit. So, actually, personally, I like the budget cap.
war
I want to fight and win the war on cancer.
citizenship
There should be a pathway to citizenship - not a special pathway and not no pathway.
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The time has come for President Obama to formally rescind his order to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and end his irresponsible allegations of injustices at the facility, which operates in a framework that respects the rule of law, keeps terrorists off American soil, and bolsters our national security.
The White House has been noticeably schizophrenic on Guantanamo.
good
A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone.
member salary
Now I get a very nice salary as a member of Congress, but when I'm in Washington, I sleep in my office.