chaffetz of utah. at the end of the bill before the short title insert the following, section, none of the funds made available by this act may be used in contravention of paragraph 1, 2, or 3 of section 1001-a of title 18 united states code. the chair: the gentleman from utah for five minutes. mr. chaffetz: thank you, madam chair. one of the concerns we have is the investigation of fast and furious. we have to remember that unfortunately we all ask our border patrol agents op patrol serving this nation, he was killed with weapons that were distributed under a program called fast and furious. this is a sad case of government gone amuck, making terrible, awful, deadly decisions. the administration knowingly and willingly allowing guns to walk from gun shops contrary to what u.s. law is, allowing nearly 2,000 weapons to be released out knowing these weapons would be given to the cartels. the drug cartels. knowing giving these guns to these very in various -- nefarious characters where we hope they would

thank you, jason chaffetz.artha: we've got a new twist in the search for a missing six-year-old girl in arizona, because now the police have taken her two brothers away from the father. why this happened, and what it could mean for this investigation. bill: also they called it a spray tan trial. now attorneys trying to -- throwing the whole defense out the window. how they're now saying this man's wife actually died and why police say the 911 call as you're about to hear could make or break this case. >> the -- okay, calm down. she's not breathing? how old is she? >> no, she's not breathing. >> did somebody happen? >> no. most life insurance companies look at you and just see a policy. at aviva, we do things differently. we're bringing humanity back to life insurance. that's why only aviva rewards you with savings for getting a check-up. it's our wellness for life program, with online access to mayo clinic. see the difference at avivausa.com. bill: 23 minutes past the hour on a monday morning, a key witness for

voice f chaffetz - says:: "on the anniverrary of the killing of usama bin ladee, was there a specific ptates of america?"mueller says: "we did not believe so. i think it's fair to say ttatt ploo had been thwwrted at the time." several lawmakers are alsoonow calllng for an investigation into leaks especially details released about he mole who helped uus intelligence efforts.. some ssy the leaks haae been especially damaging because they actually affected the oveereas operation. rogers operation to go to its full, you know to itssfuul conclusion, to its best opportunity." mueller also asked congress to reaathorize what he saii are essential counterrterrooism tools set to expireeat the nd of this year - including wwde--anning surveillance authority. mueller says: "the amendments that are up for passsge again reenactment at the eed of this year, aasslutely essenttal in our efforts to address this thheat."davis says: (on cam tag) "congressional sources &psay they believe this underwear bomb would have been detected bb us airport security measures- but stress commmn in the middleeeast and e

what chaffetz was saying was that all americans should be embarrassed by fast & furious.well, you know, i think the basic issue is you have a botched operation, which inevitably goes with anything human. there are going to be botches. but in this instance, you've got a department that seemingly has covered up a lot of that botching, and i think what chavez is -- what chaffetz is getting at is two different levels. it's congress' ability to oversee, to look at things that in many cases prevents a mistake from happening twice, and so i think what he's saying is wait a minute, we've got to get to the bottom of what really happened here so we don't have it happen again. i would say secondly, a department of interior is about fundamentally protecting the environment or the gorgeous landscapes of this country. a department of justice is fundamentally about protecting justice within the united states, in this case, you have, you know, all kinds of back and forth as to whether or not they were telling the truth before a congressional committee and that's a huge problem particular

chaffetz of utah. the chair: the gentleman from utah is recognized for five minutes in support of his amendment. mr. chaffetz: thank you, mr. chairman. a couple of short months ago the department of justice in support of the americans with disability act added a new provision. this provision said that in order to be in compliance with the a.d.a. regulations, businesses must now allow service horses into their businesses. and you did hear right. they're talking about service horses to be in compliance with the a.d.a. regulation. and i dare to stand and say we need to say nay to that type of effort -- neigh to that type of effort. it's kind of hard to get through this without smiling about it. but this is the kind of regulation that has untold number of consequences on small businesses. and while i recognize the imperative and the need that some unfortunate americans go through in having to deal with things, there comes a point where we have to stand up and say, wait a second, wait a second, wait a secon

chaffetz. mr. stutzman, no. mrs. black. mrs. black, no. mr. ripple. mr. flores. mr. flores, no. mr. mulvaney, no. mr. huelskamp, no. mr. young, no. mr. mash. mr. okita, no. mr. aginta, no. mr. woodall, no. mr. garrett. mr. garrett, no. mr. calvert. no. mr. van hollen. >> yes. >> mr. van hollen, aye. mr. schwartz, aye. mrs. captor, aye. mr. blumenhauer, aye. mrs. mccollum, aye. mr. yarmouth, aye. mr. pascarell. mr. ryan. mr. ryan, aye. mrs. wasserman schultz, aye. mrs. moore. mr. shuler. mr. shuler, aye. mrs. bass. mrs. bass, aye. mrs. bonamici, aye. mr. chairman. >> no. >> mr. chairman, no. >> sorry. almost got me. almost got me. >> he's coming? hold the roll. campbell. give me a report. >> 13-18. mr. campbell, no. mr. chairman, on the vote, the ayes are 13, nos are 18. >> few more moments, mr. aiken, i believe you have a -- >> yes, thank you. mr. chairman, i asked for unanimous consent that the record report that i was detained for medical reasons and had i been present, i would have voted in favor of sequester act of 2012 and against the motion offered by representative castor. >>

before i recognize myself, i'd ask unanimous consent that two letters from congressman chaffetz, one to president obama dated february 9th, 2012 and one also to president obama dated may 17th, 2011, be placed in the record. both related to these vacancies. without objection, so ordered. mr. wiens, one quick question. in your opening statement you said that sometimes a vacancy can be good. i'm presuming that what that meant was sometimes creating a vacancy would be good but retaining a vacancy is never desirable. >> exactly. it's the initiation of that vacancy is what i meant. it creates the opportunity. >> thanks. no problem at all. i'm going to start with a question i know the answer to. that always makes it easier from the dais. mr. miller, are you familiar with white house liaisons that operate within, for example, gsa? >> generally. i've met i think each one. >> miss fong, you are, too? >> yes. >> and mr. wiens, are you familiar with how white house liaisons are placed in all of the branches of the executive branch? >> i'm not as familiar. >> okay. then i'll stick to my two igs f

chaffetz. >> no. >> mr. sutsman. >> no. >> mr. lank ford. >> no. >> ms. black. >> no. >> mr. ribl. >> no. >> mr. flores. >> no. >> mr. mulvaney. >> no. >> mr. hallscamp. mr. young. >> no. >> mr. omash. >> no. mr. owe competa. >> no. >> mr. begin at that. >> no. >> mr. woodall. >> no. >> mr. aitkin. >> no. >> mr. van hollen. aye. ms. schwartz. >> aye. >> ms. kaptur. >> aye. >> mr. dogget. >> aye. >> mr. bloomen our. ms. mccullum. >> aye. >> mr. yar mouth. >> aye. >> mr. pass carell. mr. honda. mr. ryan. >> aye. >> ms. wasserman schultz. >> aye. >> ms. moore. ms. castor. >> aye. >> mr. shuler. >> aye. >> ms. bass. >> aye. >> ms. upon meechy. >> aye. >> mr. hallscamp. >> no. >> mr. chairman. >> no. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes are 12, the nos are 21. >> the nos have it. the motion is not agreed to. are there any further motions? >> mr. chairman, i have a motion. >> mr. dogget, the clerk will report. excuse me. i'm ready to get to the vote. the clerk will receive the motion and the staff will tribute copies. >> a motion offered by mr. doggette. rejecting the eliminatio

nothing to do with this case staffers representatives chew sheila jackson lee hank johnson jason chaffetz all on the house judiciary committee and pete stark said that they have not spoken to the bureau of prisons about to christopher and congressman jim matheson and rob bishop who represent to christopher's home state of utah in addition to chavis also said the same that's according to the salt lake tribune staffers for utah senators orrin hatch and mike lee also reported no involvement so obviously there are a whole mess of other congresspeople still out there and we're not sure whether or not any of them were involved if you do get in touch with somebody have some information to share even less at ts producer g.-mail dot com but today there is a new development into christopher's case as lawyers are seeking to overturn his conviction and oral arguments started this morning of the tenth circuit u.s. court of appeals in denver at the heart of the appeals the fact of the judge who sentenced to christopher to prison wouldn't allow him to bring up his intent the key aspect of how the crimin

chaffetz of utah. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested, a recorded -- those in support of a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-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: the yeas are -- members are reminded that the unfinished is request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. tierney, on which further proceedings were postponed and the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. tierney of massachusetts. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient nu

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chaffetz. the gentlewoman from california, ms. lofgren, is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you, mr. director, for being here. you have served your country with tremendous distinction and we are honored by your presence here today. i want to talk about technology. i remember visiting with you and looking at your plans for your new computer system many years ago, and i want to know where we are on that. it started in 2 thod for me with the virtual -- 2000 for me with the virtual case file. we spent a lot of money, that was abandoned in january of 2005. in 2006 the f.b.i. planned its new sentinal system, we spent a lot of money, over $425 million, that was i guess kind of rescoped in 2008 with an additional $26 million. but it wasn't finished by the target date. in 2009 it was extended again. in july of 2010 the second phase had more problems. and in september of 2010 the agency announce add plan to have the -- announced a plan to have the methodology with a new target completion date of september, which was not met. and then in october there was a, i under

developments on eric holder. 150 democrats standing with republican after this comment from jason chaffetzwe'll not allow taxpayers dollars to be use to lie for conference. unfortunately we've been lied to. that is reason we have to do this amendment. it is embarrassing to have to even get to this point. this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now? we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber one. martha: president obama's evolution on same-sex marriage this week turning into a real windfall of campaign contributions. right after the president dropped the big news he headed to a star-studded fund-raiser at george clooney's house, raked in $15 million in donations that night and that's how we start a brand-new hour of "america's newsroom." glad to have you with us on a friday. i'm martha maccallum. bill: i'm bill hemmer. joe biden apologizing to his boss for jumping the gun on

chaffetz. the gentlewoman from california, ms. lofgren, is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you, mr. director, for being here. you have served your country with tremendous distinction and we are honored by your presence here today. i want to talk about technology. i remember visiting with you and looking at your plans for your new computer system many years ago, and i want to know where we are on that. it started in 2 thod for me with the virtual -- 2000 for me with the virtual case file. we spent a lot of money, that was abandoned in january of 2005. in 2006 the f.b.i. planned its new sentinal system, we spent a lot of money, over $425 million, that was i guess kind of rescoped in 2008 with an additional $26 million. but it wasn't finished by the target date. in 2009 it was extended again. in july of 2010 the second phase had more problems. and in september of 2010 the agency announce add plan to have the -- announced a plan to have the methodology with a new target completion date of september, which was not met. and then in october there was a, i under

chaffetz. the gentlewoman from california, ms. lofgren, is recognized. >> thank you, mr.chairman, and thank you, mr. director, for being here. you have served your country with tremendous distinction and we are honored by your presence here today. i want to talk about technology. i remember visiting with you and looking at your plans for your new computer system many years ago, and i want to know where we are on that. it started in 2 thod for me with the virtual -- 2000 for me with the virtual case file. we spent a lot of money, that was abandoned in january of 2005. in 2006 the f.b.i. planned its new sentinal system, we spent a lot of money, over $425 million, that was i guess kind of rescoped in 2008 with an additional $26 million. but it wasn't finished by the target date. in 2009 it was extended again. in july of 2010 the second phase had more problems. and in september of 2010 the agency announce add plan to have the -- announced a plan to have the methodology with a new target completion date of september, which was not met. and then in october there was a, i unders