Representative Jason Chaffetz News Archives

Spc. Kimble Han was remembered Saturday as a patriot who loved his family, liked to win and gave his life for his country.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. Chaffetz wants Senate candidate Cherilyn Eagar to stop using his name in her campaign.

Western Republicans fear Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is trying to skirt congressional authority by issuing an administrative order on climate change that the GOP members say could hurt businesses and cost taxpayers millions.

Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, says he has serious questions about lack of response to his request for documents from Interior Department.

A new report says constituents like using online town-hall forums and think more highly of their congressional members because of the interaction, but critics warn against using the method to skirt in-person meetings.

Sen. Orrin Hatch loves his iPhone. During the marathon health care hearings recently, the Utah Republican pulled out his phone, tapped the screen and read a statement straight from an email.

Send this Headwaters page to a friend or colleague: Correct Census more important to Utah than politics While Utah Sen.

The Census Bureau , having just introduced fingerprinting of its employees for next year's Census, is now reviewing those procedures with the FBI, the agency's director said Wednesday.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz likes the dietary supplement industry and his latest campaign finance report shows the feeling is mutual.

After observing the behavior of many professed Christians, I called myself a closet Christian.

Rep. Rob Bishop rents a one-bedroom apartment in one of these row houses just a short walk from the U.S. Capitol.

Some say the health care reform debate is "heated," "contentious" or even "crucial." But now add "lucrative" for Rep.

President Barack Obama is expected to nominate experienced prosecutor David Schwendiman as the new U.S. Attorney for Utah, according to political and legal insiders.

Editor's note: Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Republican, represents the 3rd District of Utah in Congress and is appearing in CNN.com's "Freshman Year" series, along with Rep.

A controversial virtual strip search may be peeking under airline passengers' clothes at Pearson airport soon.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, on Tuesday joined conservatives calling for the Census Bureau to stop the presses on its 2010 Census questionnaires so it can add a question asking if respondents are legal U.S. citizens.

As Washington, D.C., takes its first step toward legalizing gay marriage, opponents see little chance of stopping it Emily Belz Bishop Harry Jackson WASHINGTON - The Council of the District of Columbia is moving forward with a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the district, and while Congress must review the new law, opponents in that body know ...

An Antigua judge sentenced five Brooklyn tourists to pay fines totaling $2,300 on Monday for brawling with plainclothes police during a cruise ship stopover on the Caribbean island.

A congressional hearing has been scheduled for next week on legislation that seeks to ban the importation of foreign radioactive waste.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert objects to Utah being a disposal site for foreign radioactive waste, but he will not be throwing his support behind federal legislation to ban waste imports.

The surprise announcement that President Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize turned into an almost instant partisan brawl in the nation's capital, with Republicans claiming he's not yet worthy and Democrats calling such remarks anti-American. "I just lost all respect for the award," said Rep.

Only days after U.S. Rep. Edolphus "Ed" Towns and Rep. Jason Chaffetz embarked upon a diplomatic mission to seek the release of six New Yorkers who were detained in Antigua for more than a month, the Congressmen today announced that Antiguan authorities released the six.

Washington D.C. Councilman David Catania introduced his gay marriage bill Tuesday.

The war over same-sex marriage has rolled from state to state, almost always stoking fierce debate and bitter acrimony.

Five constitutional experts told the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday "that President Obama's extensive use of policy 'czars' is legal - as long as the officials do not overstep their authority." Their "practical authorityis not legal authority, and as long as the distinction is rigorously maintained there will be no legal problem," said ...

Airports and Republican members of Congress don't mix. Former Rep. John Hostettler, R-Ind., loaded 9 mm Glock in a briefcase, Louisville International Airport, 2004.

D.C. Council member David A. Catania on Tuesday introduced a long-awaited bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry in the District.

Same-sex couples would be allowed to marry in the nation's capital under a bill introduced Tuesday by a District of Columbia councilman.

Earlier this year, five Utah State Representatives took revolutionary action by starting the Patrick Henry Caucus .

Airport tiff: Harassment of lawmaker, or obnoxious congressman? The Transportation Security Administration says it is reviewing an incident at Salt Lake City International Airport involving Rep.

Last June, the House of Representatives, in dramatic fashion voted down using whole-body scanners as primary screening devices at airports.

Utah Second District Congressman Jim Matheson sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar stating in no uncertain terms that he feels that the proposed Gooseberry Dam would be an undesirable project to build under the present plans that Sanpete County and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation have for the project.