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Chaffetz and the Impeachment Option
In an interview with National Review, Rep. Jason Chaffetz says impeachment proceedings against Pres. Obama will remain a possibility so long as the administration continues to hide the truth about the Benghazi terror attack.
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Hatch, Baucus Seek Answers from IRS
In a letter to the outgoing chief of the Internal Revenue Service, Sens. Orrin Hatch and Max Baucus demand answers to 41 questions surrounding the tax agency's targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
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'It's a Good Time to Be Orrin Hatch'
National Journal's Rebecca Kaplan says Sen. Orrin Hatch's final term is shaping up to be a consequential one as the veteran lawmaker finds himself at the center of the immigration reform debate.
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Video: Chaffetz Continues to Press Benghazi
Rep. Jason Chaffetz sits down with CBS's Face the Nation to discuss the ongoing investigation into the Benghazi attack. He says the White House should release more documents relating to the attacks.
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Lee: Scandals Vindicate Conservatives' Rejection of Big Government
In a National Review op-ed, Sen. Mike Lee says the trio of scandals rocking the White House this week confirm Americans' worst fears about big government: "Your government is spying on you; your government is targeting you; and your government is lying to you."
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Chaffetz Demands More Documents
Rep. Jason Chaffetz says the Obama administration's release of 100 pages of internal deliberations related to the Benghazi terror attack is an encouraging first step, but doesn't go far enough.
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For Chaffetz, Doubts on Attack Were Sown in Whirlwind Trip to Libya
The New York Times looks at Rep. Jason Chaffetz's efforts to dig up the truth about the Benghazi terrorist attack.
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IRS 'Purposefully Misled' Hatch
The top officials at the IRS knew employees were targeting conservative groups but failed to notify Congress despite repeated requests from Sen. Orrin Hatch and other GOP lawmakers.
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State Dept. Lawyers to Whistleblower: Don't Talk to Chaffetz
Greg Hicks, former Deputy Ambassador in Tripoli, Libya, testifies that State Department lawyers instructed him not to cooperate with Rep. Jason Chaffetz's investigative efforts in the weeks following the Benghazi terrorist attacks.
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Lee: Best Way to Amend Immigration Bill is to Throw it Out
While both Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee offered multiple amendments Tuesday to the proposed Gang of Eight immigration reform bill, The Washington Examiner's Byron York notes that three of Lee's amendments would throw out the Gang's bill completely and replace it with something else.
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Tea Party Troika of Lee, Paul, and Cruz Rivals GOP Leadership in Senate
The Washington Examiner's Tim Carney says Sens. Mike Lee, Rand Paul, and Ted Cruz have created a second power center in the Senate Republican conference to rival the official leadership of Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Chaffetz: Clinton, Obama Administration Misled Country about Benghazi
Rep. Jason Chaffetz says former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and other members of the Obama administration put politics above security during and after the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. post in Benghazi, Libya.
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Video: Rep. Jason Chaffetz Talks Benghazi on 'Fox and Friends'
Rep. Jason Chaffetz heads to "Fox and Friends" to preview this week's Congressional hearings on Benghazi featuring a number of whistleblowers.
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Hatch Proposes Medicaid Caps
Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Fred Upton unveil a plan to limit federal Medicaid spending and give states more control over the program.
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Chaffetz: Whistleblowers to Appear at Benghazi Hearing
In an interview on Fox News, Rep. Jason Chaffetz suggests that whistleblowers with "personal, firsthand knowledge" of the 9/11 Benghazi attacks will speak at a congressional hearing next Wednesday.
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Lee's Formula for a Resurgent GOP
At Human Events, Ben Domenech says Sen. Mike Lee's unique political philosophy -- a synthesis of "Burkean conservatism and Randian libertarianism" -- could help Republicans reconnect with the American people.
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Chaffetz Calls for Balance between Liberty and Security
Rep. Jason Chaffetz warns that the government's search for information online is approaching a "dangerous line" of infringing on the civil liberties of innocent Americans.
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Chaffetz Doubts Bombers Acted Alone
Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he's not convinced the two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings acted alone and suggests they may be part of a larger terrorist plot.
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Chaffetz Challenges DHS Ammo Buys
Rep. Jason Chaffetz questions why the Department of Homeland Security purchased more rounds of ammunition per person than the U.S. Army in 2012.
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Lee: GOP Should Offer Message of Social Unity, not Division
In a speech at the Heritage Foundation, Sen. Mike Lee says conservatives can't afford to surrender the idea of community to secular leftists.
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