jason chaffetz: sorry, microphone there, please. doran: thanks. chairman chaffetz, ranking member cummings, members of the committee... jason chaffetz: sorry, if you can move that microphone right up close and comfortable. there you go. thanks. michael s. doran: thank you for inviting me to address some of the problems raised by the recent profile in the new york times magazine of ben rhodes, the deputy national security adviser for strategic communications. mr. rhodes admitted to the new york times that he created a war room of some two dozen detailees from around the executive branch who came to the white house and monitored all communications -- all public communications, about the iran deal, communications coming out of the capitol hill, the think tank world, on social media and in the traditional media. he also created what he called an echo chamber. that was a network of sympathetic ngos, think tanks and pliant members of the press to whom he ceded narratives, false narratives, i would say, about the iran deal. and then he directed the report

last year- the dug into confidential personnel files of representitive jason chaffetz -- who chairs themmittee on oversight and government reform. they also looked at an old, unsuccessful job application. chaffetz was leading an investigation into secret service security lapses and scandals - and it's believed the agents were looking for information to embarrass him. the leaker of the files- has resigned. in the day ahead.. it will be a busy morning in annapolis as the newest class of naval officers prepares for graduation day. defense secretary ash carter is scheduled to deliver the commencement address for the u-s naval academy. the ceremony begins just before 9-am. even if you don't have a ticket-- you can still see it all. the academy will livestream the event online. it's xx and we're just getting started. a severe storm system sparks more than a dozen tornadoes in the midwest. and now the storm is headed for the east coast. the latest on the damage.. and what's next for the people in it's path. arrest after a man opens fire in the middle of a manhattan concert hall. where police f

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investigation determined secret service staffers snooped through the personnel files of congressman jason chaffetz, who had been investigating the agency. one agent even leaked to the press that chaffetz once applied to the secret service, but was rejected. that agent has resigned. homeland security secretary jeh johnson says he's appalled by the episode. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> turning our focus overseas right now, iraq is claiming success against isis in the fallujah ja offensive. clashes between the iraqi government and islamic state continues across the country. at least 50,000ive ises are at extreme risk. some have accused isis of using them as human shields. >>> in the meantime, a sting overseas right now. north korea has now reportedly been linked to those cyberthefts from global banks. the digital attacks include one of the central bank of bangladesh in which $81 million was stolen. security researchers tell "the new york times" this is the rs using digital theft for financial gain. the attacks are especially worrying because hackers used a supposedly super secure global b

joining me now to talk about the inspector general report, republican congressman from utah, jason chaffetz, thank you so much for joining us. what's your initial reaction to the report? >> well, it's sorely disappointing that the secretary could have sat with the inspector general and explain what she did if she had nothing to hide. they are able to sit with secretary kerry and previous secretaries but only secretary clinton decided not to do that. i guess on the policy side or the concern is that there was compromise that confidential, if not classified information may have gotten in the hands of some very nefarious characters and you worry about the danger that created in the world. >> i want to read a response from the clinton campaign to this inspector general report. "while political opponents of hillary clinton are sure to misrespect this report for their own partisan purposes, in reality, the inspector general documents show just how consistent she was to appropriately preserve and release her records." what's your response to that? >> it was totally unique. to say it wasn't unique

inspector general found that agents dug into confidential personnel files of jason shaven -- jason chaffetz. they also looked at an old job application. he was leading an investigation into a secret service scandal and it is believed they were looking to embarrass him. the leaker of the files has resigned. le texting scandal. now the detective who handled the case is dead and the teenager is suing his estate. roz plater has that story. roz: after a manassas teenager was arrested for sexting his girlfriend, investigators took pictures of his private parts as evidence. lawyers have filed a federal civil lawsuit. >> i don't understand what was going on. roz: it happened in 2014. not only did investigators take pictures of his genitalia, but they had pictures to take pictures of his erect pe nis, with an ultimatum. >> either he would accomplish it himself, or they would inject something to produce it. roz: after a public outcry, that never happened. the teenager the prince william county public attorney and the estate of the late detective who later committed suicide. the actions were motivated

echo chamber to peddle a false narrative about the iran nuclear deal, house oversight chairman, jason chaffetzn utah, called a hearing, white house narratives. the white house challenged chaffetz to call selected republican lawmakers, allegedly saying they lied how much money iran would receive in. tom cot son accepted challenge. but democrats all all of this is distraction. >> this is once again the republican majority evading the real question, which is, did the iran nuclear agreement work or not? and they're going through real mental contortions here to focus on some aide in the white house beating his chest and, maybe promoting himself in a news article. reporter: it was also revealed last week that the state department deleted eight minutes from a three-year-old press briefing on iran, martha. martha: stunning really. the white house told you, james, they wouldn't hold back ben rhodes from talking about this but now it appears to be quite a different story? reporter: originally they just made the assertion to me in white house press briefing last week when they first balked making ben rho

melissa: jason chaffetz said one good trip to best buy you would be better off than what we're doing now? kind of feels, how could we spend $60 billion to maintain floppy disks? >> problem the government isn't really focused on results. they're focused on spending money. they're not looking at goal of, okay, what do we want to accomplish here? we'll spend a billion dollars here, a billion dollars there and don't look at end result. that is why we have the problem. we have 60 billion going towards of maintenance, not actually creation of software. melissa: how do you fix it? >> you fix it with accountability. within each agency there has to be someone responsible for each of these software programs, all this i.t. if they don't do their job, they need to be fired. we need to get rid of them and bring someone in that will accomplish these tasks. really congress, jason chaffetz has done a great job exposing this but there needs to be more follow-up, more oversight. so, yeah, there is a lot more that needs to be done. look at private sector. the private sector would never allow this to ha

utah republican jason chaffetz held several hearings to investigate mishaps and scandals with the secretice. details of his file were also leaked to the media sparking yet another scandal for the service. >>> the mother of the so-called affluenza teen indicted by a texas grand jury. tonya couch is found guilty of hindering apprehension and the mother and son fled to mexico while he was on probation for killing four people in a drunk driving crash. she allegedly used $30,000 to fund the trip both caught in puerta vallarta. >>> khloe kardashian filed for divorce from lamar odom. >> just like last time the reason cited is irreconcilable differences. >> she withdrew of her first petition after he was found unconscious in a nevada brothel. >> married in 2009. for a special episode of "keeping up with the kardashians" just one month after meeting. >>> so sunday is the 100th running of the indianapolis 500. >> highlights from last night's sports from espn. >> got a game seven in hockey. stan has a game five in the nba. >> the warriors and thunder, back at home down 3-1. in this series, steph cu

utah republican jason chaffetz held several hearings to investigate scandals within the secret service. details of his file were also leaked to the media sparking yet another scandal for the service. >>> the u.s. navy is investigating how two of its fighter jets crashed into the atlantic ocean. officials now say they're not sure if collided bfd they crashed. the four crew members were plucked off a commercial fishing ship that pulled them out of the ocean. they were taken to a hospital in norfolk, virginia, with only minor injuries. >>> people flying for the memorial day holiday can expect long security lines. american airlines says more than 70,000 of their passengers missed flights this year because of glapz now lawmakers and other airlines are pressing for action. adrian banker has more. >> reporter: a brief issue delaying passengers to l.a.x. equipment failure halting incoming flights to los angel tarm. the issue quickly resolved. at jfk, jetblue customers facing frustrating computer issues. it comes at a tumultuous time, the eve of the busy memorial day weekend and following disas

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utah republican jason chaffetz held several hearings to investigate mishaps and scandals with the secretice. now, details of his file were also leaked to the media sparking yet another scandal for the service. >>> the mother of the so-called affluenza teen has been indicted by a texas grand jury. tonya couch is facing charges of hindering apprehension of a known felon and money laundering. the mother and son fled to mexico while the son was on probation for killing four people in a drunk driving crash. she allegedly used $30,000 to fund that trip. they were both caught in puerta vallarta in december. >>> khloe kardashian has reportedly filed for divorce yet again from former basketball star lamar odom. >> this is the second time the pair are heading for divorce, and just like last time, the reason cited is irreconcilable differences. >> she withdrew her first petition after the former nba star was found unconscious in a nevada brothel. >> the two were married in 2009 for a special episode of "keeping up with the kardashians" just one month after meeting. >>> so sunday is the 100th runnin

investigation determined secret service staffers snooped through the personnel files of congressman jason chaffetzo had been investigating the agency. one agent even leaked to the press that chaffetz once applied to the secret service, but was rejected. tonight, that agent has resigned and homeland security secretary jeh johnson says he's appalled by the episode. david? >> pierre thomas live in our washington bureau. thank you, pierre. >>> we turn now to the race for president tonight. donald trump getting the magic number, the delegates he needs to land the republican nomination. trump today earning enough delegates to put him over the top. now with 1,239 and counting. and this evening, trump's $10 million price tag to debate bernie sanders, not hillary clinton. abc's tom llamas on the campaign trail from california. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump naming his price. $10 to $15 million to debate bernie sanders. >> i think it would get very high ratings. it should be in a big arena somewhere. and we could have a lot of fun with it. i'd love to debate bernie. i mean, the problem with debhating be

>> well, my successor, jason chaffetz already looked at a very long record on the commissioner, one infore our committee. he failed to protect documents, a lot of them to be destroyed under his watch. and quite candidly he withheld both information and mischaracterized what he could have given us. so these failures to do exactly the job that he said he came in to do, which is restore confidence is the reason that the chairman referred to our committee for impeachment. the punishment for impeachment remove somebody from office who is no longer qualified or who failed to faithfully uphold the duties of that office. for the american people who saw their rights unfairly taken away, saw themselves essentially persecuted under lois lerner, he has in fact failed to perform the very duty he told our committee he came to do. neil: do you fear though, that in the mainstream media will cover this as sort of you going after the head of the irs as a political vendetta? how do you disavow americans of that notion? >> well i think the case was well-put together by the committee when it was sent over

jason chaffetz is slamming them for the lapses. he held a hearing on this last march and the failed attempt he made in 2003 went public. workers range from letters of reprimand to suspensions without pay. >>> another battle with the lgbt rights. house republicans voted against the spending bill rather than give in to a partisan amendment. some republicans calling the measure a threat to religious liberty. the bill's failure sets up the chance of another major showdown over spending even possibly a government shutdown come october. >>> a wall street firm is predicting the democrats will win the november election because the u.s. when is doing well. moody's has correctly predicted every presidential election since 1980. it says this year's contest will put hillary clinton or bernie sanders in the white house. it doesn't track individual, but the margin of victory for the democrats has increased since august. the forecast is all about the economy which is the top issue for voters. moody's says when economic conditions are good, voters

jason chaffetz: thank the gentleman. i thank you all for your attendance here, your participation, your expertise, in illuminating what is a very disturbing situation. the committee stands adjourned. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] congratulations on the class of 2016. today is your day of celebration, and you earned it. peace voices crying for and light, because your choices will make all the difference to you, and to all of us. >> don't be afraid to take on cases or you jobs, or a new issue that really stretches your boundaries. >> respect your summer abroad and residencies, internships, living in your parent's basement will not be your greatest concern. commencement sieges in their entirety from colleges and universities around the country by business leaders, politicians, and white house officials on c-span. biden vice president speaks to the national urban

i will now begin by introducing the witnesses, honorable jason chaffetz. he's a member of the house judiciary committee since first coming to congress in 2009. representing the 3rd district of ut utah, a member of the subcommittee and the subcommittee on crime, terrorism, homeland security and investigations. since 2015, mr. chaffetz served as chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee. our next witness is the honorable ron desan tis, since being elected in 2012, representative desantis served on forp afoirs and government reform committees. currently the chairman of the oversight committee's national security subcommittee and the vice chairman of the judiciary committee's subcommittee on the constitution and civil justice. welcome to you both. your written testimony will be entered into the record in its entirety and ask that you summarize your testimony in the time allotted to help you stay within that time there is a timing light on your table. you guys know how this works. when the light turns red, that signals your time expired bu

the chairman of the oversight committee congressman jason chaffetz blasted rhodes for his no-show. >> you have plenty of time to talk to media friends and talk to the echo chamber that you brag about in "the new york times," but when it comes time to answer hard questions under oath, you decide not to do it. >> why wasn't the deputy national security adviser there? in a letter to a the committee, the said his appearance would threaten the independence and autonomy of the president, after it said last week that executive privilege wouldn't be a factor. when questioned about the 180, josh earnest played the semantics game. >> that word does not appear in the letter, executive privilege applies to situations specifically to when the president of the united states acts to protect information that is compelled by congress. this was a specific request for testimony, on a voluntary basis. the principle is different. >> i don't care what ben rhodes and josh earnest are saying. the guy admitted that he fabricated some facts to sell this deal to the american public. >> big facts. >> so here's m

. >> jason chaffetz rebuffed in his request for rhodes' testimony accused the white house of going back on its word. >> the white house on thursday claimed that this wasn't about executive privilege. and then less than 24 hours before this hearing, they reversed course. and said oh, it is about executive privilege. >> in its letter to chaffetz on monday, blocking rhodes from testifying, the white house did not cite executive privilege. but did invoke separation of powers and the need for the president to receive candid advice and counsel. language similar to that used in executive privilege claims dating back to the nixon era and a 2012 dispute. >> executive privilege applies specifically to situations when the president of the united states acts to protect information that is compelled by congress this was a specific request for testimony on a voluntary basis. >> with rhodes absent. democrats on the oversight committee seized on the presence of a witness who did testify, john hannah, former national security adviser to vice president cheney to revisit controversies from the bush/cheney

house oversight committee chairman jason chaffetz says rhodes should have been there. >> he goes to newspapere does, he goes to the podium of the white house. he makes himself readily available but only to those select people in his echo chamber he knows will get a good spin from. clearly they had to snooker the american people to get this deal sold. sandra: pete, you were wincing when we were listening to ben rhodes react whether it was good idea to gave the interview. >> rhodes made it clear why he writes speeches and doesn't give them with that articulation. he can't defend what he did. someone who watched the left disingenuously decade say iraq war was sold on lie intentionally, to defend outright deception on a deal with massive implications like iran and largely given a free pass by the media is enraging for guys like me and others who see that hypocrisy at play. he literally spun and lied about the most consequential deal emtoering, enabling iran to get nuclear weapon ultimately what will happen to the deal, and sold it to bunch of reporters based on a false straw man. sandra: goes to

utah republican jason chaffetz testified today before the house injury committee. chafe etsz said irs boss john caskenen lied and openly disregarded a subpoena. today's hearing stems from four-year-old -- of the tax exempt status of conservative groups. >> now in fair years, mr. koskinen was not there for the initial targeting. he was brought in by president obama as a turnaround artist, somebody to work hand in hand with congress to fix the problem. from my perspective he didn't fix the problem. he maefd made it worse. >> koskinen didn't attend the hearing, neither did many democrats. >>> the kands in the race for president are making a west coast swing and it's primary day in washington state for the republicans. abc news reporter kenneth moat be with the latest. >> reporter: the battle for california. it's the last big primary contest of 2016 and the candidates are making the golden state runds. the anticipated general election race between hillary clinton and domd trump have gotten downright nasty and personal. >> but the last thing we need is a bully in the pu

committee chairman jason chaffetz firing back on twitter saying, senator tom cotton will testify, ifis man enough to show. whoo, let's discuss this. them's fighting words. harris: yo mama. i know you are, but what am i. he is right. he does need a lot to answer too. he basically impugned anybody who had anything to do with this. opens up the white house to scrutiny based on the deal which we know has side pockets and packages we can't look at. so it opens them up to criticism how they got the deal done and are there really, dirty smelly parts they need to know about. were they whispered in the ears of friendly reporters? how friendly were they? are their careers ending over this? this is pandora's box. >> it was manufactured urgency to begin with. they kept saying got to get it done, got to get it done. and they were not telling the public the truth while ma nip lating the deals and backdoor deals. this isn't the first time the administration intentionally told the public what when they wanted the public to believe and it was a lie. can we say obamacare? melissa: you're absolutely ri

reporter: that profile in the "new york times" sparked house oversight committee chair jason chaffetz to immediately set up a hearing but the white house sent the committee a letter yesterday afternoon, just about this time, saying that because of rhodes closeness to the president, he would not be attending the hearing. which as you might imagine disturbed many republicans. >> you have plenty of time, mr. rhodes to go out and talk to all the media friends and talk to the echo chamber that you brag about in the "new york times" but when it comes time to actually answer hard questions under oath you decide not to do it. reporter: however the white house this afternoon is pushing back on the notion that the infrequent shield of executive privilege was used. they say that is not the case in this instance. melissa, david, back to you. melissa: blake, when they kept saying the deal included 24/7 instant access inspections of the nuclear facilities we all knew that wasn't true and pushed back on that. like one of those lies, if you like your doctor, keep your doctor or plan. that is one of t

joining us now in the studio, jason chaffetz.ou have said -- first of all, you supported marco rubio. >> yes, i did. >> he did not win. >> clearly. >> you knew that already. >> yes. >> breaking news. >> you knew that. ifer n i have not read you saying the name of donald trump. >> if donald trump is the nominee which it looks like he probably will be, then i will be supporting the nominee, donald trump, yes. i come from the abc of politics. first of all, the voters are always right. i wanted somebody who was more conservative, but it's not to be, and number two, anybody but clinton is the one that is the thing that unites republicans that i think we can all get behind and when you look at the appointments to the supreme court, to put that decision in hillary clinton's hands, i will do -- i will fight, i will argue, i will engage to try to convince my fellow citizens that anybody but clinton is the right choice. >> it did not seem so painful for you to say the word donald trump. i only say that kind of facetiously because marco rub

they heard testimony from the government oversight and reform committee and its chairman, jason chaffetz. chairman toldhe the judiciary committee. >> the irs targeting scandal was un-american. the most powerful and feared entity in the united states, the first him and meant rights of citizens were trampled upon. the chairman was not there for the initial targeting. he worked hand-in-hand with congress to fix the problem. she did not fix the problem, he made it worse. compliance with the subpoena is not optional. dividing posttest money comes providingsequence -- false testimony comes with a consequence. he could have prevented evidence from being destroyed, but he did not. americans are rightfully frustrated about the targeting scandal and the lack of accountability. the case before us is about mr. koskenin. there cannot be full accountability because the evidence was destroyed on his watch and under a subpoena. the remedy given to us in the constitution is impeachment. host: that was the chairman of the oversight and government reform committee yesterday laying out the argument for repu

witness is the honorable jason chaffetz. he is been a member of the committee since 2009 when he first came to congress. representing the third district of utah, he is be met for homeland security, crime, and investigations. he has served as chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee. our next witnesses the honorable ronald d santos. since 2012, he has served on the judiciary, foreign affairs, and government reform committee. he is currently the chair of the national subcommittee and bias chair of subcommittee on the constitution and civil justice. welcome to you both. your written testimony will be and id in its entirety ask you both summarize your testimony in the time your allotted. to help you stay within that time, there is a timing light on your table. you know how it works. read signals your timing has expired but given the importance , we have additional time to issue at hand the video the chairman has brought. will begin with chairman chafe its. chaffetz.hairman thank you. chairman chaffetz: tha

that is what jason chaffetz is now speaking from both houses of congress.e will continue to follow this story. again, koskinen's resignation or removal following the forfeiture of his pension. that is ahead right now. neil: thank you very much. the republican race is essentially over. the democrats in two states, kentucky and oregon split. vernon sanders winning oregon. here is what makes it tough for bernie sanders. even though he went slightly more delicate than she did last night, the fact of the matter is she's about 92 delegates shy of wrapping this thing out. and therein lies the rub because a lot of bernie sanders supporters are saying our guy has so gotten 8 million votes. he has won 20 states. he's on a roll and right now he's getting the finger from the establishment. so the real party unity trouble going to be at the democratic convention and not a soundbite earlier on, republican convention. gabby, i'll begin with you. how big of a deal is this going to be, especially coming after what turned out to be a pretty violent dustup at the about a conv

bill: house oversight chair jason chaffetz say there is no reason to feel confident under the leadershipnen. you want him impeached under what charge. >> he provided false testimony money to congress and misled congress. he had document that were under subpoena and they failed to protect those, preserve those and provide those to the congress. when you get a subpoena, it's not optional. manage if the irs sent you a subpoena and you didn't provide it, you would go to jail. >> i think i would be there if they were asking for my presence. this hasn't happened other than for a president going back to 1876. >> think of the tin man in the "wizard of oz." impeachment was a tool given to us by the founders. there was a safety valve in case the person wasn't working out and serving the best interests of the united states of america. though we haven't done it in a long time, it's how congress stand up for itself. bill: treasury secretary jack willusays he's scene outstanding public servant. senators orrelationship hatch and others don't have the same issue with him. >> when you have document in yo

judiciary committee chairman bob goodlatte and house comitteend oversight government reform chairman jason chaffetz for their advocacy, standing up for american taxpayers. i conclusion, god bless ou troops and may the president by hisctns never forget september 11 and the glol war on terrorism. the spker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does th gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous cosent to addres e house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: witht objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to exess my deep concern with the danger the zika virus continues to represent to the expectant mothers around the world. as a member of congss who reesents e whole lifornia-mexico border, i strongly urge my colleagues to provide adequa resources to avoid potentially tragic coequences filies and communities like mine. more than 275 pregnant women are confirmed zika cases in ameri, incuding 10 in californi and the number only continues to grow. mr. vargas: i believe we hav a unique opportunity to work in a to

jason chaffetz is with me. this stems out of the iran nuclear deal but is flood a "new york times" piece from two days ago. reporter >> not only does ben rhodes have disdain for the media and congress. they manipulated the public in such a way to form support for the iranian deal that was not road in fact. there were parts of that that were not accurate. >> how did they ma name late washington or the media or the public or all three. >> they seemed to put out a lot of false information. they did that in an echo chamber where they would feed information to the media and create an echo chamber with things that aren't true. you have things secretary kerry said along the way that aren't true. it's one of the most important thing in foreign policy, to make sure you get it right. rough. temperature eric schultz said the republicans are seeking to relitigate that old political fight. >> he said he couldn't have a dialogue with congress? we are going to provide him with that. we were taunted by josh earnest at the podi

. >>> today house oversight committee chair jason chaffetz testifies on the conduct of irs commissioner john koskinen surrounding the irs targeting investigation. congressman chaffetz will appear before the house judiciary committee to urge the impeachment of mr. koskinen. you can see this hearing live, 10 a.m. eastern, on c-span3. >>> this sunday night on "q&a," u.s. senate historian betty coed talks about the work her office does. >> i came in june of 1998 as a newly-minted senate historian. my colleagues, dick baker and ron ritchie, said to me, oh, it's going to be nice and quiet. you'll have lots of time to settle in and read and get comfortable in your job. and within a few weeks the house had decided to impeach bill clinton, and we got very busy very quickly and had to do a good deal of research on impeachment trials. we had not had a presidential impeachment since 1868, and the senate, the senate leaders at that time, trent lott and tom daschle, really wanted to follow historical precedent as much as they could. >> sunday night at 8 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q and a." >> f

jason chaffetz details one case in particular that's especially troubling. >> a convicted child molestern epas payroll for years, even after the epa learned of this offense. what is so terrible about this situation, you cannot explain or justify it. the epa knows this person is a convicted child molester and yet epa put him in a position to interact with the public. reporter: the inspector general found in many of those cases the employees faced little or no punishment and many were back at work with days of their conviction. they believe they have taken the necessary steps to get under control. the inspector general says the epas internal review process has dramatically improved. he said the so-called bad apples represent less than .01 of 1% of the workforce. the inspendin -- the inspector l says they have 90 misconduct cases pending right now. bill: hillary clinton's new line attack against donald trump. bernie sanders not going anywhere. we'll talk about all that and see where it sits today. martha: sitting down for some advice and discussion with a foreign policy giant. will henry ki

department of homeland security, that found agents went through the personnel files of congressman jason chaffetzelway's on that story out of washington. what prompted all this in the first place? where did it start? >> reporter: well, bill, it appears to be a simple case of underhanded pay aback by members of the secret service who were just unhappy with representative chaffetz because he had been investigating a series of problems at the agency. an ig report found that dozens of individuals within the secret service improperly accessed on some 60 different occasions the personal records of chaffetz when he applied and was rejected for a job in the secret service years ago before he was a congressman. the information was leaked to the press. the matter was referred to the department of justice, but doj declined to prosecute. now jeh johnson, the secretary of homeland security, has taken action himself. he reviewed the conduct of 57 secret service personnel including 11 senior executives. 41 are being disciplined ranging from a letter of reprimand to some being suspend without pay for up to 45 da

the first witness is the honorable jason chaffetz. representing the third district of utah he is a member of the court property and internet and the subcommittee on crime, terrorism, homeland and investigations. since 2015, mr. chafrt was chairman of the house and government oversight. representative desantos is next up. he is the chairman of the oversight committee's national subcommittee and the vice chairman of the subcommittee on the constitution and civil justice. welcome to you both. your written testimony will be entered into the record and i ask each of you summarize your testimony in the time you are allotted. >> thank you. i appreciate you holding this hearing. ranking member conyers, i note our good relationship. through this good work, and tenacious approach to this, it was an important step, and it would not be here today quite frankly without the good work and leadership of darryl isa. this is really a simple case. when congress asks you a question you are expected to give a truthful answer. when congress issues a subpoe

congressman jason chaffetz chairs this one hour and 45 minute hearing. >> without objection, the chairs authorized to declare a recess at any time. we will continue to highlight this as long as it takes, because to me that epa is one of the most toxic places in the federal government to work. if you don't get rid of the toxicity of the employees, we are doing a great disservice to the country. most of them are goodhearted battles of their are the epa not being addressed. i look forward to talking about this. donenspector general has good-quality work, he and his team. again, we will continue to do this until the epa actually takes care of this problem. today, the committee is exploring numerous cases of misconduct at the epa. as the committee of government oversight informed -- it is our duty to exploit -- explore the problems in the federal workforce. we have explored misconduct at the aba before. like i said, we will continue to do so until there is actually a change. beal was a senior epa under gina mccarthy, be in they claimed to cia. this person ended up going to jail. i have seri

. >> house oversight committee chair representative jason chaffetz testified on the alleged misconduct of irs commissioner john koskinen

at the hearing committee chairman jason chaffetz provided an update on the panel's progress in drafting legislation bringing structural and institutional changes to the postal service. >> committee on oversight and government reform to come to order and without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. good morning, and thank you for being here. this is an important topic that affects every american. it's a vital part of our commerce in the united states of america. we're here to discuss the future of the united states postal service and to address options for ensuring its long-term viability. each year more than 40% of the world's mail volume is carried through the united states postal service. the postal service employs more than 400,000 full-time workers spread throughout the country. it is also the backbone of more than a $1 trillion mailing industry that employs more than 7.5 million people. however, due to the ongoing changes in the way americans use the mail, the postal service faces an unprecedented financial crisis. in 2006, mail volume had declined mor

the first witness is the honorable jason chaffetz, who has been a member of the house judiciary committee since first coming to congress in 2000. representative district of utah is a member of the judiciary subcommittee on courts, intellectual property and internet, and the subcommittee on crime, terrorism, homeland security and investigations. since 2015 he has served as chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee. our next witness is the honorable ron desantis, since being elected in 2012, he has served on the judiciary, foreign affairs and oversight and government reform committees. he is a the chairman of the oversight committees national security subcommittee and the vice chairman of the judiciary committee subcommittee on the constitution and civil justice. welcome to you both. your written testimony will be entered into the record in its entirety and ask each of you summarize your testimony in the time that you are a lauded. to help you stay within that time there is a timing light on your table. you guys know how this works. when the light turns red signals you

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house oversight committee chair congressman jason chaffetz of utah did testify on his on theee's investigationgeting of groups applying for tax-exempt status. he introduced the house resolution to impeach the irs commissioner. this is 2.5 hours. we welcome everyone to this morning's hearing on examining the allegations of misconduct against irs commissioner john caucus and, part one. the cockapoo should forth a system of checks and balances which grant each branch of government will to ensure that no branch of government attained too much power. branch, 12tive include powers to write the laws, power of the purse, the impeachment power, and the power to censure, among our -- among others. the duty to serve as a check on the other branches including against corruption and abuse is a solemn one and congress does not and must not take this responsibility lately. that is why this committee has scheduled a hearing today. in 2013, the american people first learned that their own government had been singling out conservative groups frightened review by the irs as they apply for tax-exempt status. this