anthony weiner in recent months found a friend in of all people republican congressman jason chaffetz. jason, thank you for being here. congressman, you know, anthony weiner has become a friend and political odd couple. as a friend, what would your advice to him be? >> i don't see any option but to step down. i like the guy. i've gotten along with him. i've sponsored bills with him, i've done fun things on television and what not with him. but there comes a point where you just have to say, i'm sorry, but there is also some consequence to this. this is about the trust that he has -- with the american people and specifically the people in new york, but i just don't see how you can go on for this. >> folks know, i made that decision to resign, get that out there on the table, but let me play devil's advocate in terms of anthony weiner for a moment. he's saying he hasn't been shown to have committed any violation of the law as of yet. he has done things he has acknowledged. he's confessed his error. if your threshold is now you acted in a way that casts ill repute upon the house of repre

. >> thank you, chairman chaffetz. no chavez, chaffetz. for holding this hearing. thank you to our witnesses for being here today. since we've been to power in 1998, chavez has cast revolution as that of the poor majority against the wealthy oligarch. he continues to impose a populist political model in venezuela upside mining democratic institutions and stifling the freedoms of the venezuelan people. however, the president's once stellar approval ratings have stumbled, and his body's majority is below a key threshold setting the stage for a heightened tension with a freshly-emboldened opposition. the result of this election show the venezuelan people desperately want change and that chavez is losing his grip. as anti-chavez sentiment continues to grow, he has further intensified restriction on freedom of speech and press. the government has systematically undermined the journalists' freedom of expression, workers' freedom of association. completely disenfranchising all civic engagement within the country. officials' harassment and intimidation of the political opp

chaffetz: thank you, i'll be brief, madam chair. i recognize the spirit in which you do this and i appreciate the process and the back and forth. i did want to say for the record, i would join with the gentlewoman from texas in -- i have advocated for a long time that we pull out of afghanistan and that we put that toward deficit reduction but i also think we have to bring back discretionary spending even further. and i would like to mention to this body that really what happens with the so-called ryan budget, the budget that this house passed, is that sets ceilings but it doesn't set floors. and i believe that one of the greatest threats in security to our future is the out-of-control debt and deficit that this country is encompassing. let's also remember that we spend in the neighborhood of $40 billion on u.s. aid. we haven't been able to take care of our own pocketbooks in our own country. and so it's very difficult to justify not only a very healthy and robust usaid budget, by the way, having conducted oversight is not necessari

chaffetz: thank you. mr. chairman, this is a simple amendment to limit the subsidies for mohair. it is something that back in world war ii we needed for our military uniforms. problem is, we haven't used mohair in our military uniforms since the korean war and yet the subsidies still continue. so this is a commonsense amendment to simply limit this. this is roughly $1 million a year to something that congress has previously eliminated. it crept back in and this limitation amendment that i offer i would urge my colleagues to vote for. my understanding is there's no opposition on either side of the aisle and with that understanding i'll yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. mr. kingston: i support the amendment and yield back. the chair: the question son amendment offered by the gentleman from utah -- the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from utah. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes

jason chaffetz is here to talk about that issue. alisyn: we have another important story to tell you about this morning. arizona is burning. new evacuations today ordered along arizona's eastern edge, as the out of control fire creeps towards more homes. many people there, preparing for the worst. >> i see black smoke and i panic, you know? >> we got ourselves ready to go, my wife took a lot of pictures last night of the contents, so that this morning, we are ready to go. >> i just handled it from the standpoint that whatever is going to be is going to be, we have no control over it and we hope for the best. >> we feel bad if anybody loses their house. that's what i think. >> it could be yours? >> it could be. it could be. alisyn: the fire, charring thousands of acres overnight. it is now the third largest fire in arizona's history. fox's aa.m. housley is in los angeles with the latest. do we know if they have any of it contained adam? >> right now they're saying zero percent containment. two of the state's top five fires of all tim

host: jason chaffetz, welcome back to "the washington journal" table.re one of 20 house republicans that voted yes on a move to sponsor libya, sponsored by dennis kucinich, accelerating troop withdrawal from afghanistan. why? caller: -- guest: it is the right policy to bring our troops home. if we are going to use american military might and there is no clear and present danger to the united states, the president should be coming to the congress. the civil war in libya, quite frankly we should not be using military forces there the way that we are. if the president wants to make that case, he should come to the u.s. congress for that authorization. for the president to say that he had authorization from the united nations is offensive to a lot of us. as far as afghanistan, i call myself a hawkish person but we should not be participating in this nation-building exercise. we need to focus on counter- terrorism. as i have argued for the last couple of years, it is time to bring the troops home. the president has failed to find victory in afghanistan. of c

there's some common ground there where we can make progress. >> congressman chaffetz, you first. moment before i let you go. this is coming down to the wire. seeing what's happening globally, i.e., what's happening in greece as recently as this week. are we setting ourselves up for that and things could get bad for this country? >> i know that speaker boehner has called upon us to do this in the month of june, and there are ongoing talks and eric cantor is meeting continuously with the vice president biden and that group. i hope there can be progress there. i'm proud of the fact that speaker boehner allowed a so-called clean debt ceiling vote to come before the house. i think we showed that there was broad bipartisan support in opposition to that that clearly there has to be some major changes to the cuts and spending and i think that's the trajectory in which we're headed. >> congressman welch, you get the last word. >> we're playing with fire on the debt ceiling. basically does america pay its bills and, of course, the answer is yes and we have to do what's required to maintain

chaffetz of utah. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 83 and the nays are 338. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 4 printed in the congressional record offered by the gentleman from georgia, mr. broun, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4 printed in the congressional record offered by mr.

in about 45 minutes, we will be joined by the republican rep jason chaffetz. he will take questions about military action in

chaffetz mentioned this memo. they read a piece of the memo but didn't read all of it. let me just read this line so that the record will be clear. it says investigative, talking about this january -- on january 5th, 2010, it says investigative and prosecution, i quote, investigative and prosecution strategies were discussed and a determination was made that there was minimal evidence at this time to support any type of prosecution. i just wanted to finish that. because i think it's important, particularly in light of the chairman saying that we needed to have the whole statement. with that, i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman. we now go to the gentle lady from new york. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. weich, for being here today. i have a couple questions. you keep alluding to the inquiry and the investigation that i.g. is going to conduct at the request of -- >> that office is currently conducting that investigation. >> okay. are you concerned that their investigation is going to conflict or interfere with doj's investigation? >> you mean the criminal in

chaffetz. scenic thank you, mr. chairman. obviously, our capacity as middle east and south asia where we devote most of our energy and time. having to be in the region there recently in saudi arabia is obviously very concerned at this time about iran exploiting the so-called arab sprig or whatever terminology one prefers that they see themselves as being encircled, whether it's yemen, egypt, it has close relations with iran, bahrain and we saw the saudi reaction they are. there's certainly a man is flexing its muscle and they really do welcome and command my fellow chairs were talking publicly about this venezuelan connection with iran because it's a great concern. it shows the iranian threat is really global in nature. and obviously can't saudi arabia, a lot of oil there. the most resources in the world at this time, i ran this tech in her third depending on that she's deep. the point i take to get to at this point is oreo is a commodity on the world markets and what we pay in the united states is a set date by that supply.

chaffetz. as i mentioned previously, millions of americans have serious concerns regarding the use of advanced imaging technology machines, also known as full body scanners at airports. in light of our serious concerns about efficacy, safety, and privacy, and the violations of our liberty, we ask that these machines not be funded for use as mandatory or primary screening devices. i ask my colleagues for your support, and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? mr. aderholt: i rise to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. aderholt: i rise in opposition to this amendment as we stated earlier, the amendment is unnecessary. the bill includes no funding for new advanced imagery technology systems. this is because we cannot afford 275 new a.i.t. requested. we had to fill a $590 million hole left by the budget request gimmick which was the unauthorized aviation fees. i

chaffetz. scenic thank you, mr. chairman. obviously, our capacity as middle east and south asia where we devote most of our energy and time. having to be in the region there recently in saudi arabia is obviously very concerned at this time about iran exploiting the so-called arab sprig or whatever terminology one prefers that they see themselves as being encircled, whether it's yemen, egypt, it has close relations with iran, bahrain and we saw the saudi reaction they are. there's certainly a man is flexing its muscle and they really do welcome and command my fellow chairs were talking publicly about this venezuelan connection with iran because it's a great concern. it shows the iranian threat is really global in nature. and obviously can't saudi arabia, a lot of oil there. the most resources in the world at this time, i ran this tech in her third depending on that she's deep. the point i take to get to at this point is oreo is a commodity on the world markets and what we pay in the united states is a set date by that supply.

chaffetz: thank you. this is a defining moment for us as a people, this is a defining moment for us as a body, this is a defining moment for the united states constitution. with the civil war in north africa, there is no clear and present danger to the united states of america. therefore in acts of war the president has a constitutional duty and obligation to come to the congress to seek approval. for the president to suggest that he got approval from the united nations is offensive and it's wrong. no, mr. president, authorization to go to war comes from the american people and it comes from the united states congress. we must stand tall and true to the constitution. we have no choice but to vote on this action. this is a defining moment. what is absent in all this discussion, i point out to my colleagues, i see no resolution to go to war, i don't see a resolution that says, this is what we should be doing. please vote in favor of this amendment. stand true and tall for the constitution. this is a definin

chaffetz: thank you. this is a defining moment for us as a people, this is a defining moment for us as a body, this is a defining moment for the united states constitution. with the civil war in north africa, there is no clear and present danger to the united states of america. therefore in acts of war the president has a constitutional duty and obligation to come to the congress to seek approval. for the prest to suggest that he got approval from the united nations is offensive and it's wrong. no, mr. president, authorization to go to war comes from the american people and it comes from the united states congress. we must stand tall and true to the constitution. we have no choice but to vote on this action. this is a defining moment. what is absent in all this discussion, i point out to my colleagues, i see no resolution to go to war, i don't see a resolution that says, thiss what we should be doing. please vote in favor of this amendment. stand true and tall for the constitution. this is a defining mome

chaffetz: thank you. this is a defining moment for us as a people, this is a defining moment for us as a body, this is a defining moment for the united states constitution. with the civil war in north africa, there is no clear and present danger to the united states of america. therefore in acts of war the president has a constitutional duty and obligation to come to the congress to seek approval. for the president to suggest that he got approval from the united nations is offensive and it's wrong. no, mr. president, authorization to go to war comes from the american people and it comes from the united states congress. we must stand tall and true to the constitution. we have no choice but to vote on this action. this is a defining moment. what is absent in all this discussion, i point out to my colleagues, i see no resolution to go to war, i don't see a resolution that says, this is what we should be doing. please vote in favor of this amendment. stand true and tall for the constitution. this is a definin

one of our guests on "washington journal" is jason chaffetz. he will take your questions about afghanistan. audrey singer will outline the immigrant population. and we will focus on the labour relations with charles scraper from george washington university. it is a live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. newt gingrich says that he would move the u.s. embassy to jerusalem and suspend u.s. funding of united nations if the recognized hamas. he spoke in california last night to the republican jewish coalition. this is 40 minutes. >> kevin mccarthy is one of the great rising stars of the republican party. [applause] it is a great opportunity to be here this evening. to be here a long many close friends. i have no and sheldon for a long time. it is wonderful to be here. i hope all of you will join me in sending our best wishes with sheldon who must go it -- be going crazy at home knowing we are here. i treasure my friendship with both of them. i salute you and sheldon for your award in recognition for all the hard work you do to keep america

and chaffetz amendment, i think what dr. broun is doing, i think this 10% you could make that argument in there, but what we have been trying to do is stack a card house. on the ryan budget that is the only budget that has passed one house. point now again, that the president of the united states' budget failed in the senate 93-0. information our budgets failed in the house, a budget that was offered that was further cut by the republican study committee and others that were less cut, and so one of the balancing act that this committee is trying to accomplish with this bill tonight is to reduce spending, but also get 218 votes to pass the bill so we can continue this with the u.s. senate who right now has not been able to pass one single appropriations bill. very remiss in their duty, but i find myself having to balance some things if i was a free agent, i would be voting for, some things voting against. but as i tell mr. clarke from detroit, rejecting $1 million transfer of account because i didn't know what it did, i want

chaffetz for five minutes. >> thank you all for being here. if a president and/or and attorney general states that mistakes were potentially made, that something went awry, does that give the committee and added need or imperative to pursue these documents? does that add weight to the idea that they should be producing these documents? >> i think when you look at the department of government, interior, all the other commerce departments can be looked at by the justice department. who looks after the justice department. i think when you have reason to believe there's mismanagement inside the justice department to leave that to the justice department is not acceptable to me. so i think that's been a concern. there's one department where you do not want mismanagement and abuse is the justice department. and i think your committee has every right to find out exactly what the conditions are. >> but is that hiding from the fact that if the attorney general and/or the president were to state that yes, something went awry there, does that give us more

one of our guests on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," falcon representative jason chaffetz. he will take your questions about military actions in libya and troop withdrawal from afghanistan. audrey singer of the brookings institution will outline a new report on a highly skilled in mint -- immigrant population. it will focus on the national labor relations board with charles craver from george washington university. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the supreme court is now available as a standard and enhanced e-book, and tells the story of the court from the eyes of the justices themselves. 11 interviews with current and retired justices. with the enhanced e-book, at your expense by watching multimedia clips from all the justices. "the supreme court" available wherever e-books are sold. >> now the head of the national institute of allergies and infectious diseases. on efforts to treat hiv/aids in the 30 years is the first reported cases. this is 45 minutes. as a public service. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is a

host: jason chaffetz. a republican in charlotte, n.c.. caller: good morning. i have a question, a follow-up to your statement, that you are disappointed in the actions of congress. i am terribly disappointed. i wan my country back. this congress is showing me time and again how unreliable you are in opposing the constitution. here is my question. i have two questions. why isn't president obama under a bill of impeachment? he has declared war without the constitutional backing of our congress. that is wohyankehing of an impeachment bill is the president's signing statement when he rebuttal to the congress secti 2362 when the congress withdrew its funds for these indigo and erroneous czars, and yet the congress withdrew funds, and this president overwrote congress' wishes. guest: first of all, thank you and good morning. i think the senate has also been inept. the senate has not lived up to its constitutial duty to hold the president accountable. i think the record is clearly reflected. house republicans as we started off congress -- one of my absolute favorite

chaffetz has been i thank you for your son's service and he is a hero. a front-line doing tough things and i just wantgh to express and given the w opportunity how much we n appreciate his service and will remember him but to those agents who were brave enough to step forward to tell it like it is, thank you it takes bravery to do the right thing and i know you have had sleepless nights and will have others moving forward but you are doing the right thing. thank you for sharing your personal perspective. mr. dodson, at what point* did you have to come forward to say something? usually these build up for something big happens. what happened you thought the enough is enough? >> in this particular case. ou get to this point* were you sure this? >> i question my supervisors almost immediately when we realized we relocated and started operationally but then as the case agent and my supervisor and they allag told me this was a righteous and operation not until december 15, 2010 we have a significant incentive report w showing their preliminaryre investigation

chaffetz mentioned this memo. they read a piece of the memo but didn't read all of it. let me just read this line so that the record will be clear. it says investigative, talking about this january -- on january 5th, 2010, it says investigative and prosecution, i quote, investigative and prosecution strategies were discussed and a determination was made that there was minimal evidence at this time to support any type of prosecution. i just wanted to finish that. because i think it's important, particularly in light of the chairman saying that we needed to have the whole statement. with that, i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman. we now go to the gentle lady from new york. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. weich, for being here today. i have a couple questions. you keep alluding to the inquiry and the investigation that i.g. is going to conduct at the request of -- >> that office is currently conducting that investigation. >> okay. are you concerned that their investigation is going to conflict or interfere with doj's investigation? >> you mean the criminal in

chaffetz mentioned this memo. they read a piece of the memo but didn't read all of it. let me just read this line so that the record will be clear. it says investigative, talking about this january -- on january 5th, 2010, it says investigative and prosecution, i quote, investigative and prosecution strategies were discussed and a determination was made that there was minimal evidence at this time to support any type of prosecution. i just wanted to finish that. because i think it's important, particularly in light of the chairman saying that we needed to have the whole statement. with that, i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman. we now go to the gentle lady from new york. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. weich, for being here today. i have a couple questions. you keep alluding to the inquiry and the investigation that i.g. is going to conduct at the request of -- >> that office is currently conducting that investigation. >> okay. are you concerned that their investigation is going to conflict or interfere with doj's investigation? >> you mean the criminal in