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Jason Chaffetz on Tuesday said low-income Americans should give up iPhones "that they just love" in order to afford health insurance_  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Apr 19, 2017 4:26 PM UTC  Representative Jason Chaffetz, a Republican from Utah, speaks to members of the media after a closed House Republican election meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Representative Jason Chaffetz, a Republican from Utah, speaks to members of the media after a closed House Republican election meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Andrew Harrer—Bloomberg/Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Apr 19, 2017 4:26 PM UTC Republican [Rep. Jason Chaffetz](http://time.com/4231995/marco-rubio-ted-cruz-jason-chaffetz-nevada/), who heads the House Oversight Committee, will not run for reelection in 2018. The Utah Congressman wrote on Facebook that he had made a personal decision to return to the private sector, claiming that he was confident that he would have been reelected by a wide margin. “For those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives,” Chaffetz said in a statement posted on his [Facebook page.](https://www.facebook.com/JasonChaffetz1/posts/10158423022140234) “I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by large margins. I have the full support of Speaker Ryan to continue as Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That said, I have made a personal decision to return to the private sector.” **MORE:** [_Why I Called Out Jason Chaffetz on Planned Parenthood_](http://time.com/4693313/jason-chaffetz-health-care-coverage-iphones/?iid=sr-link1) Chaffetz, who has served several terms in Congress, said he chose to announce his decision now to give other candidates the proper time period to build a successful campaign. Since [President Trump](http://time.com/4746226/presidents-show-trump-university/) took office, Chaffetz, who flip-flopped on the endorsement of the President retracting it after the [“Access Hollywood” tape](http://time.com/4715090/donald-trump-defamation-lawsuit-constitution/) but subsequently announcing he would vote for him, has faced [angry constituents](http://time.com/4676825/democratic-resistance-tea-party/?iid=sr-link4) at town halls in his district. In January of 2016, he told the [Deseret _News_](http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865644777/Rep-Jason-Chaffetz-eyeing-a-new-title----governor.html) he would consider running for governor of Utah in 2020. “I’m not going to be here forever. I would take a serious, serious look at running for governor,” he told the paper. “I want to go as hard and fast as I can in the House and then go home.” ## Transcript Americans have choices. And they've got to make a choice. And so maybe, rather than getting that new iPhone that they just love and they wanna go spend hundred of dollars on that, maybe they should invest in their own health care. They gonna make those decisions themselves. What we wanna do is make sure that people have access to the quality health care that they want. This does push it more out of Washington D. C. and back to the American people. It does align financial incentives, particularly through the health savings accounts It does limit and cap what we're doing with the states, but gives them more flexibility, which is what we heard the governors who were in town literally last week, they told us we want more flexibility. 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