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Jason Chaffetz

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Name: Jason Chaffetz

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Don’t miss tonight’s special edition of ON THE RECORD at 10pm/ET: ‘SECOND TERM SCANDALS’

From the IRS targeting conservatives to the DOJ monitoring journalists and the continued turmoil over the Benghazi attack…the Obama administration is getting hit with scandal after scandal! How is the White House handling the three shocking situations? ... [Published FOXNews.com - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Steve Hayes, Dana Perino, Pat Buchanan, Byron York, Jason Chaffetz

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

John Boehner

Boehner Still Opposes Special Committee To Investigate Benghazi

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said on Wednesday that he does not think there needs to be a special select committee to investigate the Obama administration’s handing of the terror attacks in Benghazi, Libya last ... [Published Think Progress - 21 hours ago]

Entities: John Boehner, Benghazi, Frank Wolf, Darrell Issa

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Republican Party (US)

No Surprise: Some GOP Foaming at the Mouth For Obama Impeachment Amid ‘Scandals’

The “Get-That-N*gger” sect of the GOP is not bending on their talk of impeaching President Barack Obama. Yes, despite many Republican leaders urging their sillier members to slow down, lunatics, such as Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah, pictured) can’t stop, ... [Published Atlanta Daily World - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Jason Chaffetz, Impeachment, Republican Party (US), Barack Obama

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

John Cornyn

New Bill Aims to Quash Patent Trolls

CEA President/CEO Gary Shapiro thanked Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn for targeting patent trolls.Cornyn introduced the Patent Abuse Reduction Act this week. He says the measure aims to deter patent litigation abusers without prejudicing the rights ... [Published Radio World Newspaper - May 23 2013]

Entities: Patent Troll, Gary Shapiro, John Cornyn, Quash

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Energy development's false choice

This Memorial Day weekend, the stunning red rock landscapes preserved in my Utah district and around the inter-mountain West will draw thousands of visitors. Indeed, these lands draw millions of people from around the globe each year. Some of those same ... [Published Politico - May 24 2013]

Entities: United States Forest Service, Land Use, Gary Herbert, Jason Chaffetz, Energy Development

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Hillary Clinton

Issa's panel inching closer to asking for Hillary Clinton's testimony on Benghazi

Members of the House Oversight Committee are getting closer to asking Hillary Clinton to testify on last year's deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya.$ $ $ $ Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) told The Hill that there are “a number of steps” that the panel ... [Published The Hill - May 23 2013]

Entities: Hillary Clinton, Benghazi, Darrell Issa, Thomas Pickering, Jason Chaffetz

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Gotcha politics

Kudos for the editorial "A flood of scandal: Probes should uncover everything" (Our View, May 16).Unfortunately, the behavior of Rep. Jason Chaffetz is only the tip of the iceberg. Tossing around inflammatory words like "impeachment," "prosecuted" and ... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - May 23 2013]

Entities: Michael Norman, Jason Chaffetz, Impeachment

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Chaffetz grandstanding

Ex-Brigham Young University field-goal kicker Rep. Jason Chaffetz wants everyone to share his disgust of the tragic affair at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya ("Chaffetz: Obama impeachment ‘possible’ over Benghazi attack," Tribune May 13). Where ... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - May 23 2013]

Entities: Jason Chaffetz, Benghazi, Jeff Green, Reign of Terror

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Chaffetz not willing to take impeachment off the table

Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Wednesday after grilling a former Internal Revenue Service boss about what the White House knew about the agency targeting conservative groups.August Miller, Deseret NewsSummaryImpeachment is "not something I'm willing to take ... [Published Deseret Morning News - May 23 2013]

Entities: Jason Chaffetz, Impeachment, IRS Internal Revenue Service

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Star Witness to Stay Mum for House Hearing on IRS

(WASHINGTON) — A House committee taking Congress‘ latest look at the Internal Revenue Service’s mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness. IRS official Lois Lerner will invoke her constitutional ... [Published Swampland - May 22 2013]

Entities: IRS Internal Revenue Service, Witness, Jason Chaffetz, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 8 reports

Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz: Obama May Be Impeached Over Benghazi

The “I-word” isn’t just being tossed around in Internet forums these days. Now, it’s actually heard in the halls of Congress. Republican Jason Chaffetz is saying that Obama may be impeached.Representative Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican, says President ... [Published Right Wing News blog - May 21 2013]

Entities: Jason Chaffetz, Benghazi, Barack Obama

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 3 reports

Republicans weigh risks, benefits of select committee on Benghazi

The Benghazi terrorist attack has stormed back onto the front pages, and as the attention grows, so do calls from House Republicans who want their party leaders to name a special investigative committee to take control of the inquiry. More than 150 House ... [Published Washington Times - May 20 2013]

Entities: Benghazi, Republican Party (US), Jason Chaffetz, bombshell

Quotes

Chaffetz said that "using the irs as a political tool is just the most un-american thing you can possibly do. for them to claim they didn't know about it until a couple of weeks ago is hogwash."

Chaffetz not willing to take impeachment off the table [Published Deseret Morning News - May 23 2013]

..." Chaffetz said the order was "as sickening and depressing and disgusting as anything i have seen." But the order to keep special forces in Tripoli came after the deaths in Benghazi had already occurred. The mortar attack was over at that point...

POLITIFACT: Fact-checking claims about the attacks in Benghazi [Published PensacolaNewsJournal.com - May 22 2013]

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Don’t miss tonight’s special edition of ON THE ... [Published FOXNews.com - 13 hours ago]
No Surprise: Some GOP Foaming at the Mouth For ... [Published Atlanta Daily World - 21 hours ago]
Boehner Still Opposes Special Committee To Inve... [Published Think Progress - 21 hours ago]
Energy development's false choice [Published Politico - May 24 2013]
Issa's panel inching closer to asking for Hilla... [Published The Hill - May 23 2013]
Bill to Keep Tax Cheats Out of Fed Workforce In... [Published Government Executive - May 23 2013]
New Bill Aims to Quash Patent Trolls [Published Radio World Newspaper - May 23 2013]
IRS Abuse, the Guide [Published Lucianne.com - May 23 2013]
House Judiciary Demands DOJ Answer for Holder T... [Published Breitbart Feed - May 23 2013]
Gotcha politics [Published Salt Lake Tribune - May 23 2013]
Chaffetz grandstanding [Published Salt Lake Tribune - May 23 2013]
Chaffetz not willing to take impeachment off th... [Published Deseret Morning News - May 23 2013]
Sen. John Cornyn Joins the Fight Against Patent... [Published Adweek Online - May 22 2013]
POLITIFACT: Fact-checking claims about the atta... [Published PensacolaNewsJournal.com - May 22 2013]
Sen. Cornyn targets patent trolls with new bill [Published The Hill - May 22 2013]
Chaffetz presses ex-IRS chief about agency’s ‘l... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - May 22 2013]
Republicans Knew About IRSgate Too, Will Now Ha... [Published Wonkette - May 22 2013]
Tributes to Sis. Frances J. Monson from around ... [Published KSL-TV - May 22 2013]
Shulman says he did not discuss IRS targeting d... [Published Daily Caller - May 22 2013]
Chaffetz Questions Former IRS Commissioner [Published Rep. Jason Chaffetz - YouTube Channel - May 22 2013]
Chaffetz Previews House IRS Hearing [Published Rep. Jason Chaffetz - YouTube Channel - May 22 2013]
Undoing the Brainwashing [Published Lucianne.com - May 22 2013]
CPAs Try to Get Congress to Do Something [Published WebCPA - May 22 2013]
Star Witness to Stay Mum for House Hearing on IRS [Published Swampland - May 22 2013]
Star witness to stay mum for House hearing on IRS [Published Cortez Journal - May 22 2013]
Guns at airports [Published Salt Lake Tribune - May 22 2013]
Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight [Published Los Angeles Times - May 22 2013]
Members of the Utah Congressional Delegation me... [Published U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch - May 22 2013]
Shulman’s Above-Fray Posture to Get Test From I... [Published BusinessWeek - May 22 2013]
Report: More Benghazi Whistleblowers to Emerge [Published Breitbart.com - May 22 2013]

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Boehner Still Opposes Special Committee To Inve... [Published Think Progress - 21 hours ago] House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said on Wednesday that he does not think there needs to be a special select committee to investigate the Obama administration’s handing of the terror attacks in Benghazi, Libya last ...
House Judiciary Demands DOJ Answer for Holder T... [Published Breitbart Feed - May 23 2013] The House Judiciary Committee sent a letter yesterday to Deputy Attorney General James Cole seeking answers regarding the Obama Administration's decision to secretly subpoena two months of call records of AP reporters and editors. Attorney General ...
Republicans Knew About IRSgate Too, Will Now Ha... [Published Wonkette - May 22 2013] Don’t you just hate when this happens? You’re desperately flailing about for years and years, trying to find just the right faux scandal to investigate so you can finally impeach President Obama (calm down, Jason Chaffetz, no, it isn’t time yet ...
Star Witness to Stay Mum for House Hearing on IRS [Published Swampland - May 22 2013] (WASHINGTON) — A House committee taking Congress‘ latest look at the Internal Revenue Service’s mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness. IRS official Lois Lerner will invoke her constitutional ...
GOP aide on Benghazi theater: 'You’ve got to be... [Published Daily Kos - May 21 2013] New bumper sticker: Democrats are from Earth, Republicans are from MarsCouldn't have said it better myself:“We have got to get past that and figure out what are we going to do going forward,” a GOP aide stressed. “Some of the accusations, I mean you ...

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Chaffetz Questions Former IRS Commissioner [Published Rep. Jason Chaffetz - YouTube Channel - May 22 2013]
Chaffetz Previews House IRS Hearing [Published Rep. Jason Chaffetz - YouTube Channel - May 22 2013]
Chaffetz appears on CBS's Face the Nation [Published Rep. Jason Chaffetz - YouTube Channel - May 20 2013]
Open: This is Face the Nation, May 19 [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - May 19 2013]
Jason Chaffetz Responds to White House Benghazi... [Published Rep. Jason Chaffetz - YouTube Channel - May 16 2013]