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Rep. Jason Chaffetz urges federal accountability, cautions on education funding in Utah address
Summary
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz visited the Utah House on Feb. 19 to urge greater federal accountability, criticize EPA and IRS practices, outline bipartisan criminal-justice reforms and decline to cosponsor state medical-marijuana legislation while supporting medical research access.
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz addressed the Utah House on Feb. 19, warning of federal overreach and calling for greater congressional oversight of agencies from education to the IRS. He told the chamber the federal student‑loan portfolio has grown to "in excess of $1,000,000,000,000" and said the Department of Education now holds "in excess of 135,000,000 social security numbers," which he described as a data‑security vulnerability.
Chaffetz said he ran for office to reduce the federal role in education, criticized No Child Left Behind and urged state leaders to…
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