Congressman, Utah's 3rd Congressional District
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WEST JORDAN — Disabled Vietnam veteran Paul House needed his cancerous prostate removed because of potential exposure to Agent Orange on the battlefields of Southeast Asia.

But the West Jordan man also says his wartime experiences serving as an infantryman in Cuchi Province left him suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, although a claim he filed several years ago relating to PTSD was rejected because his service record contained nothing indicating that he'd been in combat.

House recalled that he and his unit were awarded Combat Infantry Badges after they'd been in the field 90 days, which would support his PTSD claim. Unable to locate the citation, he launched a letter- and e-mail-writing campaign to Utah's three members of the House of Representatives, seeking their assistance. House said he heard back from Jim Matheson and Rob Bishop, both who encouraged him to contact then-Congressman Chris Cannon, who represented the 3rd District where House lived.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 22:43
 
Fire Federal Workers Behind on Taxes PDF Print E-mail

Washington » Rep. Jason Chaffetz has a message to government employees who owe tax money: Pay up or lose your job.

The Utah Republican introduced legislation Wednesday that would allow federal agencies, Congress and the White House to fire workers who are frequent tax scofflaws.

The government, Chaffetz says, is paying 276,300 people who are behind on $3 billion in tax payments, including 678 on Congress' payroll and 50 who work in the executive office of the president. Chaffetz's targets are those people classified by the Internal Revenue Service as owing a "seriously delinquent tax debt."

"Federal employees have an obvious obligation to pay their federal income taxes," Chaffetz said. "Because they draw their compensation from the American taxpayers, federal employees owe it to the taxpayers themselves to pay their taxes. If not, they should be fired."

The IRS already has the authority to terminate contracts for workers who aren't current on their tax payements, and Chaffetz argues that other government entities need the same power to jettison employees who don't pay their government due.

Chaffetz plans to tie his measure to President Barack Obama's call to bar funding for federal contractors who are behind on their taxes. The bill is headed for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Thursday and Chaffetz says he will also offer an amendment to insert his language into the president's proposal.

In January, Obama pushed Congress to crack down on "deadbeat companies" with federal contracts, saying that across the country Americans meet their obligations and those receiving government money should do the same.

"It is simply wrong for companies to take taxpayer dollars and not be taxpayers themselves," Obama said.

Courtesy Salt Lake Tribune

 
CPAC 2010 E-mail

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Final Episode of Freshman Year PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jason Chaffetz   
Friday, 19 February 2010 22:47

Wrap up of CNN Freshman Year. Be sure to watch through the very end of the video. Been a fun project. Thank you, CNN! Check it out here.

Last Updated on Friday, 19 February 2010 22:56
 
Government spending must decrease PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jason Chaffetz   
Thursday, 18 February 2010 23:54

OREM — Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is running hard for his 3rd District congressional seat in this year's national election, even though no one has come forward to challenge him.

"I'll just keep the pedal to the metal," Chaffetz said after speaking to a group of students at Utah Valley University Wednesday. "That's the best way to keep any challengers scared."

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Freshman Year - Episode 22 PDF Print E-mail

Watch Episode 22 of Jason's CNN series "Freshman Year"

 
Official Statement PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jason Chaffetz   
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 18:56

I am not sympathetic to claims that 9-11 was a government conspiracy.  I have never believed the government was in any way complicit or responsible for those attacks.   When asked yesterday during a town hall meeting about the need to investigate the attacks, I answered truthfully that we should always continue to investigate new information.  The 9-11 attacks were the biggest terrorist attacks in the history of the United States of America.  We should always be asking questions, looking for answers, and learning from that experience, but I have no reason to believe claims that the government was responsible for the attacks.

Jason Chaffetz

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 February 2010 18:59
 
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