chaffetz: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass senate bill 1629, the district of columbia courts, public defender service, and court services and offender supervision agency act of 2015. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 1629, an act to revise certain authorities of the district of columbia courts, the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia, and the public defender service for the district of columbia, and or other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from utah, mr. chaffetz, and the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from utah. mr. chaffetz: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. chaffetz: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend t

chairman chaffetz: when? we have increased our production responsive rate, i expect -- chairman chaffetz: you had enough information to actually peruse a rule, why can't you bring those underlying documents to congress? as the congresswoman pointed out, there is litigation that increases the amount of work that needs to go down and be done in terms of producing documents. we are committed, i expect we will continue to produce documents that will continue this month and next month. when is itaffetz: reasonable to give us the documents? i'm looking for a date. ms. fucile: i can't give you a date because the breadth of the request is so broad. wow, this isfetz: what we're up against. i do recognize the gentlewoman from new york. >> about to thank the chairman and the ranking member and all the panelists today. i think we can all agree on a bipartisan way that congress has a right, and is essential that access to all the information it needs to provide proper oversight. i think we can all agree to that. but today

chaffetz raised the issue of -- >> dour away the testimony -- chaffetz raised the issue of exorbitant nonprofit salaries last september at a fiery hearing into controversies over planned parenthood: a nonprofit women's health and abortion provider. cecile richards is the group's in 2013, your compensation went up some $240,000. compensation baseline we're showing based on tax returns is $590,000. correct? cecile richards: that's not my annual compensation. actually my annual compensation is $520,000 a year sharyl: it's not just planned parenthood and the nfl. there are eyebrow-raising salaries in nearly every sector of the nonprofit universe. the humane society's ceo wayne pacelle can "put on the dog" with income upwards of $400,000 in 2013. american civil liberties union ceo anthony romero earned a very civilized $497,000. franklin graham, ceo of the christian aid group samaritan's purse and son of evangelist preacher billy graham received a divine $880,000 for his wallet. in 2012, goodwill's then-president john miller pulled in a bountiful $3.5 compensation. and in higher education,

chaffetz: mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognizesed for five minutes -- is recognized for five minutes. mr. chaffetz: i would like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. marino. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. marino: thank you, mr. chairman. i respectfully rise in opposition to the amendment. the amendment strikes the bill's title, providing for judicial review of agency compliance with requirements for repeal of existing rules and publication of plans, for review of newly promulgated rules. these provisions must be retained, not stricken. they are critical to assure that recalcitrant agencies abide by congress' approvals of rules for repeal and actually do plan for effective cost reduction reviews for newly promulgated regulations. we know that without provision for judicial review, retrospective review of agency regulations can lead to nothing but increases in the overall cost of regulation.

sharyl: congressman jason chaffetz heads the house oversight committee. he says the irs exempts the nation's 1.5 million nonprofits from income taxes because of their philanthroanpic missions. not to pad executives' fat salaries. why do you think these groups that want to pay executives so much, or feel that they need to, structure themselves as non-profits? rep. chaffetz: oh, it can save them millions. saved and not paid into the federal treasury by structuring as a not for profit organization. i think a lot of people would be surprised by how much money the executives are bringing home putting in their own pocket. sharyl: experts estimate the nfl's non-profit status cost taxpayers over $15 million in lost tax revenue its most recent tax filing year, $100 million in the past decade. chaffetz raised the issue of -- >> dour away the testimony -- exorbitant nonprofit salaries last september at a fiery hearing into controversies over planned parenthood: a nonprofit women's health and abortion provider. cecile richards is the group's president. in 2013, your

chairman chaffetz: when? ms.ucile: we have increased our production responsive rate, expect -- chairman chaffetz: you had enough information to actually peruse a rule, why can't you bring those underlying documents to congress? ms. fucile: as the congresswoman pointed out, there is litigation that increases the amount of work that needs to go down and be done in terms of producing documents. we are committed, i expect we will continue to produce documents that will continue this month and next month. chairman chaffetz: when is it reasonable to give us the documents? i'm looking for a date. ms. fucile: i can't give you a date because the breadth of the request is so broad. chairman chaffetz: wow, this is what we're up against. i do recognize the gentlewoman from new york. >> about to thank the chairman and the ranking member and all the panelists today. i think we can all agree on a bipartisan way that congress has a right, and is essential that congress has access to all the information it needs to provide proper

chaffetz: thank you, mr. chairman. the "washington times" cited the federal registry, in one year alone there were 81,611 pages of new regulations. i think it's time that we go back and look at those. i'd like to now recognize the gentleman from louisiana, mr. graves, for his passion on this topic, and would like to yield two minutes to him. the chair: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. graves: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. chairman, since 2008, the term of the current administration, for the first time since records have been kept, we have a net reduction in small businesses, according to the national federation of independent businesses. let me say that again. we have for the first time in recorded history a net reduction in small businesses in this country. a study done in 2012 by the national association of manufacturers that says, for small manufacturers, for small manufacturers, the cost per employee of complying with regulations is $35,000. there's another study that was do

chaffetz: we have to remember whoe work for. we work for the american people paying the tab, it's their government and they have the right to knono sharyl: republican jason chaffetz heads the house oversight committee, which issued the new report after bipartisan hearings last summer on the broken freedom of information, or foia, process. i, along with representatives from vice news, the "new york times," and others testified about egregious violations by federal agencies, which frequently fail to provide public information in the 20 business days required under foia law. in 2013, the defense department finally responded to a foia request i'd made in 2003. too late to be of use for the news story i was working on back then. for some perspective, my daughter was eight years old when i made the foia request. by the time i got a response from the pentagon, she was going off to college. jason: i have submitted thousands of foia requests to dozens of different agencies, one percent of my requests have been decided within the framewor

chaffetz: if you could >> is that better? rep. chaffetz: thank you.'s information requests, including those related to policy and geolocation and other surveillance technology in the wake of the supreme court 2012 decision. assure the committee that we value the important role of congressional oversight, and as the attorney general has stated repeatedly, the department is committed to accommodating information needs consistent with law enforcement come national security, and prosecutorial responsibilities. the department appreciates oversight is a critical underpinning of the legislative process. consistent with the bite we play some congressional oversight, since the beginning of the 114 congress, the department has testified and 60 congressional hearings and provided extensive information and more than 1800 letters responding to increase from committees and members. in every instance, we strive to provide as much information as possible without compromising our law enforcement and national security efforts, or our prosecutorial responsibilities. in

//chaffetz: oh, it can save them millions. untold millions ofdollars are saved and not paid into the federal treasury bystructuring as a not for profit organization. i think a lot of people would be sfull urprised by how much money theexecutives are bringing home putting in their own pocket.chaffetz has a suggestiti.. that non--profits should cap their ceo salaries so they don't exceed that of the chief executive of the united states.. the president makes $400,000 per year. more on the high flying salaries after our newscast tonight, right here on kmeg-14. 3 3 speculation will continue to grow when it comes to julian castro, who's possibib running asas vice presidenti candidate.the san antonio, texas native, who has en campaigning alongside hillary clinton earned an endorsement from the u.s. hispanic chamber of commerce. saturday's message, affirming castro as a gatekeeper of sorts to the latino vote. it also adds to already growing speculation n nsidering castro has been a fixture on the clinton campaign trail. 3 "julion is a

chaffetz, a committee i serve on. this is a legislation to me, especially h.r. 712, that addresses a problem and has been ssed by the house on several occasions to end sue and settle prabblingtieses. this is something i've been dealing with since i've been in congress. it goes to the heart of something i've spoken about, the republican majority and our interest in fairness, and the interest in making our system work for people. what this bill does is actually, the heart and core of it, goes after sue and settle litigation, consent decrees taken behind closed doors without many times those that are affected even having the ability to give input into those and then being affected by that. so if i had a problem with someone and i couldn't resolve it, i would just go to the agencies such as the e.p.a. or others, and say, you're not doing what you're supposed to be doing. i threat ton sue. we get behind closed doors, we make a deal, the judge makes the consent order, i take it back to the areas that are affected and they h

chaffetz, suspend the rules and on h.r. 3231 as amended which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 289, h.r. 3231, a bill to amend title 5 united states code to protect unpaid interns in the federal government from workplace harassment and discrimination and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-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.]

chaffetz: but i think a lot of people would be surprised by how much money the executives are bringing home putting in their own pocket. sharyl: that's next week on "full measure." coming up soon, scott thuman will report from cologne, germany -- the assault on women on new year's eve by groups of men from north africa and the middle east. it created an uproar across europe and are bringing a new, hard look at the open door the sexual assaults are called "the rape game." they are common in many arab countries -- particularly egypt. we will hear from women who were attacked and leaders who want to stop the assaults. refugees. i'm sharyl attkisson. until next time, we'll be searching for more stories that >> the following is a production

plus, congressman jason chaffetz is next. also fox is tracking a brutal dangerous winter storm.hour it is gaining strength and sweeping across the country. this one could set records, records we do not want. it's coming for you or not? that's straight ahead. >>> brace yourself for this particular question. did the obama administration arm mexican drug king pin el chapo? yes, i know, that's a harsh question. but the answer regret tab bably looks like yes. of course the obama administration did not intend to arm the world's worst and most dangerous drug lord who has killed and spilled poison on our streets from l.a. to boston. you tell me how did a 50 caliber gun traced back to fast and furious, the type of power weapon take down helicopters end up in el el chapo's hand? why won't the obama administration provide documents about this bochesd program. utah congressman jason chaffetz joins us. >> hi, greta. >> what do you think about this when a gun from fast and furious ends up in one of the world's most criminal hands. >> the obama administration gave the drug cartels nearly 2,000

chaffetz. mr. chaffetz: thank you, and thank you all for being here. this is one of the most exciting part of our economy. this is somewhere where we can lead the world, and can lead to real jobs on people's lives as long as the federal government doesn't come in and screw it up. which we are prone to do in the federal government. one of the raging discussions and topics we will have to do in the station in light of the horrific terror attacks in europe and what we have experienced here is a further discussion about encryption. i think one of the big questions before our nation is how much privacy, security, will we give up in the name of security? it is a difficult question when these he loved ones on television being killed, it is a -- when we see friends and loved ones and people on television being killed, it is a difficult thing. i want my neighbors and friends to be a safe and protected as -- as safe and protected as they could be people who are wanted -- who want to cause them harm. if you could address the whole encryption issue, how does it re

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chaffetz says: "the obama administration knowingly and willingly gave these weapons to the drug lords...what did they think was going to happen?" house oversight chairman jason senate judiciary chairman charles grassley are writing a letter wednesday.. demanding the atf turn over the serial numbers of all the weapons found in el chapo's possession. the irony of the discovery: the entire purpose of fast and furious was to see how far up the chain cartels smuggled u.s. weapons. now we know, at least one, made it all the way to the top chaffetz says: "we're worried that so many of these weapons are still in the possession of the drug lords." the justice department has not, as congress requested, provided a complete list of fast and furious guns recovered in mexico and today refused comment on those found with el chapo. in los angeles.. william lajeunesse.. fox news.. president obama visited the motor city today -- taking a tour of the detroit auto show with united auto workers president dennis williams. the president got a look at the 20-17 chevrolet bolt e-v -- an all-electric vehicle -

o'hanlon and representatives chaffetz paid my name is todd wickens that meet bbc.com. i had two related questions. i want to first of all ask you to go that to the subject of airport security. obviously it's relevant to everyone here. in 2009, there was a situation referred to as the underwear bomber. how is that averted? if you could talk about the process and whether it worked in that particular case. you talked about technology and essentially said it didn't work. who is benefiting -- who is buying technology in making decisions and who are the providers benefiting from selling this technology and how should we look at best practices around the world where things are working more efficiently with respect to security at airports. secondly, i wanted to ask you if you had an opportunity to speak with either the secretary of the navy was the chief of naval operations because there is a lot going on in the pacific. i am sure you have said and i don not especially when you talk about east china and the south china sea. >> as it relates to overseas operations, tsa probably

utah republican representative chaffetz said on the record that mrs. clinton brought the e-mail problems upon herself. >> since he created this own convenient relationship with her emails, it's begged all kinds of questions. we have questions not only about the class if i can occasion and the danger it might have put people in but also freedom of information act request because the inspector general has come back recently and said that there were problems there. >> lauren: chaffetz said the scheduling of the secretary of state can be considered classified. >> nicole: hillary clinton joined deportations who entered i legally and ignoreed deportation raids. some have fear across the country. iowa expand on a plan to make the wealthiest americans pay higher taxes. >> make sure there's a minimum tax they have to pay and i want to go further and impose what i call a fair share surcharge on multimillionaires because right now we are behind and we need to get the wealthy and corporations to pay more of their fair shares. >> nicole: well, mrs. wants to impose

chaffetz: if you could >> is that better? rep. chaffetz: thank you. the opportunity to respond to the committee's information requests, including those related to policy and geolocation and other surveillance technology in the wake of the supreme court 2012 decision. assure the committee that we value the important role of congressional oversight, and as the attorney general has stated repeatedly, the department is committed to accommodating information needs consistent with law enforcement come national security, and prosecutorial responsibilities. the department appreciates oversight is a critical underpinning of the legislative process. consistent with the bite we play some congressional oversight, since the beginning of the 114 congress, the department has testified and 60 congressional hearings and provided extensive information and more than 1800 letters responding to increase from committees and members. in every instance, we strive to provide as much information as possible without compromising our law enforcement and national security efforts

utah congressman jason chaffetz has also said he could run for governor. right nnw, he's chairman of the house oversight committee. new tis morning: cedar rapids police hope you can hel identify two robbery suspects. officers say they held up the kum & go on 11t avenue northeast on december 21st. cedar rapids police posted these clips from surveillance cameras. if you can help police -- call them or linn county crime stoppers. a waterloo man -- convicted of second degree murder is going to prison for a long time. roderick ward junior was convicttd in the death of gary he's been sentenced to 55 years behind bars. authorities say the two were friends -- and ward was drunk when he shot wison in the stomach with a shotgun. this morning,,a toddler remains in the hospital after a shooting. dubuque police say the boy is two- yearold jeremiah horsley. police say -- at last check -- he is stable at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics. he was shot on sunday night. no charges have been filed. police say they're investigating whether this was an accident. an

after picking up a key endorsement from house oversight committee chairman congressman jason chaffetzin latest congressional endorsement for the rubio campaign, and a move some analysts believe means that the gop establishment, if you will, is lining up behind the florida senator. this amid fears that the nomination of donald trump or ted cruz would perhaps sink the party come november. let's talk about with joe trippi, former howard dean campaign manager and fox news contribute tort. lisa booth. wta opinion research. thanks for both of you being here. >> hi, jon. jon: let me show you a headline from "the hill" newspaper just out. it says, "fearing trump and cruz, republicans look to rubio." they're obviously talking about the republican establishment because trump and cruz have republicans on their bandwagon. do you see it that way, lisa? is marco rubio, his support of the sort of establishment republican coalescing behind marco rubio? >> well, jon it is interesting, the republican establishment, the goal of rnc, the goal of establishment to try to contain and control the process as

obstruionist that eventually the chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee, jason chaffetz of utah, introduced articles of impeachment against commissioner koskinen. he's taken every step to be respond to congress and hold irs employees accountable. shatz says it's up to congress to prevent taxpayer abuse, by pressing for more oversight and transparency. tom: these are not political issues. these are genuine abuses of the taxpayers' money. congress is unfortunately more reacti than proactive. taxpayers need to get them to do what's necessary to stop the waste in washington. sharyl: citizens against government waste has started compiling its list of contenders for the 2016 porker of the year. ahead on "full measure" -- a look ahead in cologne, germany where young women talk about called "the rape game." sharyl: this week, the european union considered allowing border checks to cope with the migration crisis in as we've reported, tightening borders in europe could have a critical impact on the future of the e.u. more than 1 million people headed to europe in search of new liv