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Chaffetz, Who Left Early, Blames Congress for Early Exit

August 7, 2017 at 10:33 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), who resigned from Congress during the middle of his term, blamed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Fox News for allowing the Senate to go home early for August recess.

Said Chaffetz: “It’s infuriating. Mitch McConnell went out in July and touted that the Senate was going to stay in session through the end of next week. And yet, they adjourned early.”

Filed Under: Senate Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Chaffetz Calls for $2,500 Housing Stipend

June 27, 2017 at 9:32 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Just days before he resigns from Congress, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said that House and Senate lawmakers should receive a $2,500 per month housing allowance — something he explained would help ease housing costs for members who can’t afford two mortgages or rents,” The Hill reports.

Said Chaffetz: “In today’s climate, nobody’s going to suggest or vote for a pay raise. But you shouldn’t have to be among the wealthiest of Americans to serve properly in Congress.”

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Senate Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Gowdy to Replace Chaffetz as Oversight Chair

May 18, 2017 at 4:48 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) is expected to become the next chairman of the House Oversight Committee, replacing Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) in the high-profile post when he leaves Congress late next month, Politico reports.

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz, Trey Gowdy

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Chaffetz Will Leave Congress Early

May 18, 2017 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) is expected to announce that he is resigning before the end of this congressional term, Politico reports.

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Chaffetz Threatens to Subpoena Comey Memo

May 16, 2017 at 8:46 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

House oversight committee chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said that if a memo FBI Director James Comey wrote detailing President Trump’s request to end an investigation exists, then his committee is willing to issue subpoenas to get it, CNN reports.

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Chaffetz Headed to Fox News

May 13, 2017 at 5:31 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washingtonian: “According to two GOP lawmakers who have spoken to Chaffetz directly and four senior House Republican aides, Chaffetz has been telling people he’ll take on what one source calls a ‘substantial role’ in on-air talent at Fox News Channel, possibly as early as July, amplifying whispers that Chaffetz will not finish out his current term.”

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Chaffetz Insists Scandal Didn’t Lead to Decision

April 20, 2017 at 7:15 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) — “who shocked the political establishment when he announced his retirement earlier this week — said that he has already started looking for post-congressional employment, and hopes to serve on boards of directors and link up with a television network,” Politico reports.

Asked if he is resigning because of a yet-to-be revealed scandal, Chaffetz said: “Absolutely, positively not. Not in any way shape or form.”

He added: “I’ve been given more enemas by more people over the last eight years than you can possibly imagine. From the Secret Service to the Democratic Party. I am who I am. If they had something really scandalous, it would’ve come out a long, long time ago.”

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Chaffetz May Resign His Seat

April 20, 2017 at 1:39 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) “surprised many in Utah by saying he won’t seek re-election in 2018. Now, he’s going a step further, suggesting he won’t serve out his term,” the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Said Chaffetz: “I might depart early. It very well might happen.”

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Chaffetz Will Not Seek Re-Election

April 19, 2017 at 10:44 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) will not seek re-election in 2018, two sources who have been informed of his decision tell BuzzFeed News.

His statement on Facebook: “For those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives. I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by large margins. I have the full support of Speaker Ryan to continue as Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That said, I have made a personal decision to return to the private sector.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz, UT-3

‘He’s Already Rich’

March 31, 2017 at 8:12 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

McKay Coppins interviewed Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform:

“I asked Chaffetz if he was concerned about Trump reaping financial rewards from his presidency, but he just shrugged. ‘He’s already rich,’ Chaffetz said. ‘He’s very rich. I don’t think that he ran for this office to line his pockets even more. I just don’t see it like that.’

“He promised that Trump won’t get an entirely free ride under his watch. ‘Somebody’ll do something stupid at some point, and we’ll be all over it.’ But, he added, ‘I think the people who voted for Donald Trump went into it with eyes wide open. Everybody knew he was rich, everybody knew he had lots of different entanglements… These other little intrigues about a wealthy family making money is a bit of a sideshow.'”

Jonathan Chait: House Republicans to Trump: Steal all you want.

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Quote of the Day

March 7, 2017 at 11:38 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Well, we’re getting rid of the individual mandate. We’re getting rid of those things that people said they didn’t want. And you know what? Americans have choices. And they’ve got to make a choice. And so maybe rather than getting that new iPhone that they just love and they want to go spend hundreds of dollars on that, maybe they should invest it in their own health care. They’ve got to make those decisions themselves.”

— Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), in an interview with CNN.

Filed Under: Health Care Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Chaffetz Seeks Charges Against Clinton Aide

February 16, 2017 at 7:37 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is seeking criminal charges against a former State Department employee who helped set up Hillary Clinton’s private email server, the AP reports.

Chaffetz  sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions “asking him to convene a grand jury or charge Bryan Pagliano, the computer specialist who helped establish Clinton’s server while she was secretary of state.”

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Bryan Pagliano, Hillary Clinton, Jason Chaffetz

House Oversight Committee Won’t Investigate Flynn

February 14, 2017 at 10:52 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) “said that his panel won’t investigate the circumstances that led to Michael Flynn stepping down Monday as President Trump’s national security adviser,” The Hill reports.

“Instead, Chaffetz deferred to the House Intelligence Committee, which is already investigating Russia’s attempt to influence the presidential elections, a scope that includes campaign communications with the Russian government.”

Filed Under: National Security Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz, Michael Flynn

Chaffetz Says Protesters Were Paid

February 12, 2017 at 5:13 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R_UT) said the raucous reception he received at a town hall meeting this week was “bullying and an attempt at intimidation” from a crowd opposed to President Trump’s election, the Deseret News reports.

Said Chaffetz: “You could see it online a couple days before, a concerted effort in part to just cause chaos. Democrats are in disbelief that they have nothing but flailing and screaming to deal with this.”

He also claimed it was “more of a paid attempt to bully and intimidate” than a reflection of the feelings of his constituents.

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Top GOP Lawmaker Hints at Investigating Ethics Chief

January 13, 2017 at 7:03 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, issued a stern letter which including a veiled threat of an investigation to the federal government’s top ethics monitor, who this week had questioned President-elect Donald Trump’s commitment to confront his potential conflicts of interest, the New York Times reports.

Playbook: “Going after the government’s ethics watchdog is not easy, and laced with political peril. We bet Chaffetz will get close supervision from GOP leadership on this.”

Filed Under: Ethics Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Chaffetz Is Now Back to Voting for Trump

October 27, 2016 at 6:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) “again reversed his position on Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy on Wednesday night, saying he’d vote for the Republican nominee but wouldn’t endorse him,” Politico reports.

“Chaffetz is one of six Republican members of Congress who have recommitted to voting for Trump after yanking their support.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Chaffetz Pulls Endorsement of Trump

October 7, 2016 at 11:24 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Jason Chaffetz told KSTU that he is withdrawing his support for Donald Trump after a video surfaced showing the Republican candidate for president making vulgar remarks in 2005 about touching and kissing women without their consent.

Said Chaffetz: “I’m out. I can no longer in good conscience endorse this person for president. It is some of the most abhorrent and offensive comments that you can possibly imagine.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Jason Chaffetz

Chaffetz Says Trump Must Release His Tax Returns

August 25, 2016 at 6:50 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) called on Donald Trump to release his tax returns, CNN reports.

Said Chaffetz: “If you’re going to run and try to become the president of the United States, you’re going to have to open up your kimono and show everything, your tax returns, your medical records.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Donald Trump, Jason Chaffetz

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