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.
— Jason Chaffetz
I want to fight and win the war on cancer.
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.
Obstruction of Congress in our work is a crime.
Federal spending is atrocious.
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.
A premium support program is different than a voucher program. They're just fundamentally different.
You know, I think what people want more than anything is they just want people to do what they say they're going to do.
I have worked closely with my Democratic allies. Elijah Cummings is a good friend.
I didn't plan on running for speaker, but I don't see anyone else stepping up. I know I'm the underdog.
Straw purchasing is illegal.
Governor Romney has paid 100 percent of his taxes that are owed. He has complied 100 percent with what the law requires.
You don't raise taxes in times of such uncertainty.
I was ranked the second most conservative member in the House.
I don't have a problem talking about Medicare or Medicaid or some other very important issue.
I'm an optimist.
People have seen me fighting everything from 'Fast and Furious' to the IRS on Planned Parenthood to a host of things, Benghazi and others.
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've always viewed Mitt Romney as a very conservative person.
If you're going to grow the economy, if people are going to have more income, you have to have stability in the marketplace.
I really truly worry that the debt is one of the single biggest threat to the United States of America, that we're talking about a problem that is multi-trillion in its depth and I think we ought to be cutting more.
Well, look, I'm as Tea Party as it gets.
The only good place for a sage grouse to be listed is on the menu of a French bistro. It does not deserve federal protection, period.
