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Evidence that the Obama Administration ignored a rapidly deteriorating security situation in libya. Ambassador stevens wrote this cable in august. The absence of significant deterrence has contributed to a security vacuum that is being exploited by independent actors. What we have seen are not random crimes of opportunity but rather targeted and discriminate attacks. But Obamas Administration officials are saying that the documents dont tell the whole story. They also say the release of the unedited emails could endanger the lives of the libyans working with the u. S. There is a tense situatio...

This, 95 to 100 , with great reason. Mr. Cooper. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I admire you, gentlemen, for your service to the nation and your work particularly since you are having to operate an irrational budget environment. Almost none of your predecessors have ever had to do that. When we have a house of representatives that refuses to even open discussions with the senate on a budget for america. Our media environment, many folks back home are unaware of this. Theyre mad at congress in general. They dont understand that one house of congress is unwilling to talk to another house of congress a...

Some other witnesses come you have expense we got federal government website from inside developing countermeasures against potential attacks and ensuring that websites are as secure as possible. Is it true that what might appear like a security vulnerability or even a successful exploit from the outside does not actually always result in a security to . Thats correct. We like to set things called honeypots meanings will set up we want to know what the attackers are actually doing to our websites and their systems so we set up articles and services that may not have anything to do with the web...

What were trying to do is create a more ongoing discussion between our ambassadors, our bureaus back in the state department who are regional experts, and our security people so that at the very least no ambassador is taking an unnecessary risk, however that is defined. With regard to ambassador stevens, certainly it was brave of him to go to benghazi on the date he did. I have to ask you honestly, though, was there anything in his itinerary on the 10th or 11th that required his personal presence . He certainly thought so, congressman he did, of course, discuss this with his own security peopl...

The speaker pro tempore on this vote the ayes are 151. The nays are 277. The motion is not adopted. The question is on the passage of the bill. Those in favor will say aye. Those opposed will say no. The ayes have it. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise . Mr. Brady i ask for a recorded vote. The speaker pro tempore a recorded vote is requested. Those favoring a recorded vote will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. A fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning...