Jason Chaffetz Quotes

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.

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.

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.

When your economy is subject to the whims of Libya and Nigeria and Venezuela, you have a problem.

There should be a pathway to citizenship - not a special pathway and not no pathway.

We have seen an outrageous increase in the size, scope, and intrusiveness of the federal government.

My mother, she passed away when I was 28 years old. She fought cancer for more than 10 years. She had breast cancer, and I miss her.

I want to see overwhelming force repel anybody who is trying to get into the White House.

Kevin McCarthy is a good man.

Governor Romney has paid 100 percent of his taxes that are owed. He has complied 100 percent with what the law requires.

A premium support program is different than a voucher program. They're just fundamentally different.

In addition to higher pay, federal government employment is far more secure than private-sector employment.

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 think I've earned a reputation of being fair and that I'll hear all sides from the entire political spectrum.

Federal spending is atrocious.

I would support eliminating certain tax breaks that are not economically justifiable if they are offset with reductions in tax rates.

Throughout my first year in office, I have stood up for principles that will guide our country back toward the path of freedom and prosperity.

I want to fight and win the war on cancer.

A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone.

I ran for Congress because I want to help change the way we do business in Washington, D.C.

Until the administration can articulate a coherent and convincing policy for closing Guantanamo, it should remain open.

The fundamental problem is that President Obama has grown government. He has grown the private sector jobs.

When you're on a football scholarship, you get a stipend that's supposed to cover your rent and a few incidentals. It was $360 a month. This was the late 1980s, and the NCAA has an interesting rule where you're not allowed to supplement your income with a part-time job.

My challenge to members on both sides of the aisle is to stand up and have the integrity to say that we have a dead U.S. agent; we have a Department of Justice that lied to Congress.

I was ranked the second most conservative member in the House.

The biggest problem that we have on the face of the planet is Iran getting a nuclear weapon.

Government is not being honest with taxpayers when it renews existing tax breaks and calls them new tax cuts.

There has to be a better, smarter way to authenticate who somebody is. Social Security numbers are floating out there everywhere.

From the time I roll out of the cot at 6 A.M. to the time I fall asleep after midnight, I get to do what I love nonstop.

Our Strategic Petroleum Reserve is there for a natural disaster or some other catastrophe.

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.

What is the government doing or not doing in terms of tracking you, following you, investigating you? And if you're suspicionless, it should be none of the above.

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.

High tax rates distort economic decision making, and our corporate income tax rate is one of the highest in the world.

Well, look, I'm as Tea Party as it gets.

Nearly 30 million people ride Amtrak each year, and they should board the trains knowing that safety is a paramount priority.

When determining appropriate levels of compensation, management must determine if the employee turnover rate is too low, too high, or just right. If turnover rate is high enough to adversely impact the entity's performance, then employee compensation is probably too low.

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.

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.

I'm not going to sit for some painting. That's so 1800s. I'm not doing that.

The American people deserve a blueprint for policymaking that is built upon the Constitution of the United States and the principles of fiscal discipline, limited government, accountability, and a strong national defense.

I have worked closely with my Democratic allies. Elijah Cummings is a good friend.

Straw purchasing is illegal.

I've always viewed Mitt Romney as a very conservative person.