A biography for Jason Chaffetzhasn’t been written yet.
“There are those of us that believe if you truly want to try drive down the cost of gas, if you really want to solve the problem, then you should be pursuing the extraction of our resources that are right here at home: alternative energy and traditional.”
“I think the American public wants to see a change. They want a fresh start.”
“Nearly 30 million people ride Amtrak each year, and they should board the trains knowing that safety is a paramount priority.”
“Now I get a very nice salary as a member of Congress, but when I'm in Washington, I sleep in my office.”
“Obstruction of Congress in our work is a crime.”
“When Steny Hoyer brings up a resolution to support and recognize the University of Maryland men's basketball team - I'm not making this up - before we even had March madness, then you just know that it's just political favoritism.”
“There should be a pathway to citizenship - not a special pathway and not no pathway.”
“I want to see overwhelming force repel anybody who is trying to get into the White House.”
“The only way you can raise the debt ceiling is to change the trajectory of spending - that's my personal preference. But I want the Ways and Means Committee to offer up a solution.”
“From December 2007 through June 2009, average federal employee salaries increased by 6.6 percent, while average private-sector salaries increased by 3.9 percent.”
“The biggest problem that we have on the face of the planet is Iran getting a nuclear weapon.”
“I think, from the broad political spectrum, not just the Freedom Caucus, I think there is a need for internal reform that is how we bring bills up, getting back to regular order, how we offer amendments or don't offer amendments.”