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Complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. Hands brawl after the state depapartment report on benghazi, but are they theey right hands . The compound was inadequate for the threat environmnment in benghazi, and in fact, grossly inadequate to deal with the attacks that took place that night. Wilill former republican senator chuck hagel makee it to the pentntagon . The house did not take up the tax measure today because it t did not have suffificient support from our mberto pass. House speaker John Boehners statement on thursday evening as he stood in front of the House Republican con...

Thank you for being with us. We will get to many of the areas where you have expertise. You were head of the benghazi review board. Is there a case for reopening that investigation . If there is, i have not seen it yet. I have been alert to this. When i took the job, i knew it was going to be a big issue that had great political overtones. And i tried to watch it very carefully, one of the things i did when i took the job, i tried to read every report that we did our job as well as we could. We did our job as well as we could. I am the last person to tell you we did everything perfectly. No on...

To consideration of s. Res. 409. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk Senate Resolution 4 409, congratulating the Penn State University wrestling team for winning the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association wrestle championships. The presiding officer is there objection to proceeding to the measure . Without objection. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent tha...

Remember that laudable progress comes not by might or power but through your spirit. Give them the wisdom to seek your guidance for every critical decision, as you infuse them with the courage to obey your commands. As they seek to do what is best for america, be for them a shield and sure defense. May they ask the right questions as they labor to keep libertys lamp. Burn bright. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The presiding officer thank you, chaplain black. Would everyone please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States ...

I thank mr. Morell for volunteering to testify once again. A terrorist attack against u. S. Facilities is a serious event and this committee has been conducting a thorough and detailed investigation for the last 19 months to understand exactly what happened. We have held over 17 member events reviewed thousands of documents mostly classified interviewed the men on the ground that night. I want to focus on how this Committee Received inaccurate talking points and how the administration used those talking points to perpetrate a false narrative about the attacks. After the attacks this committee ...