Jason Chaffetz Quotes

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Jason Chaffetz

Profession : Politician

Birth : March 26, 1967

From December 2007 through June 2009, average federal employee salaries increased by 6.6 percent, while average private-sector salaries increased by 3.9 percent.

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In addition to higher pay, federal government employment is far more secure than private-sector employment.

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When determining appropriate levels of compensation, management must determine if the employee turnover rate is too low, too high, or just right. If turnover rate is high enough to adversely impact the entity's performance, then employee compensation is probably too low.

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When you're on a football scholarship, you get a stipend that's supposed to cover your rent and a few incidentals. It was $360 a month. This was the late 1980s, and the NCAA has an interesting rule where you're not allowed to supplement your income with a part-time job.

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Now I get a very nice salary as a member of Congress, but when I'm in Washington, I sleep in my office.

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There has to be a better, smarter way to authenticate who somebody is. Social Security numbers are floating out there everywhere.

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I have the greatest respect and admiration for Congressman Issa, but I don't intend to be Darrell Issa-like.

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There should be a pathway to citizenship - not a special pathway and not no pathway.

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I'm trying to unify us internally so that we can - instead of firing on each other - fire on the Democrats and communicate a message and start talking about issues.

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The biggest problem that we have on the face of the planet is Iran getting a nuclear weapon.

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Nearly 30 million people ride Amtrak each year, and they should board the trains knowing that safety is a paramount priority.

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