Republicans have had a busy first day since the GOP takeover of Congress. It wasn’t enough to attack Social Security. They are now re-opening the money-wasting investigation on Benghazi.
Examiner.com reports that on their very first day back, the GOP controlled house was able to re-authorize the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Tuesday, without even an up-or-down vote to debate the panel. The measure was included in a new rules package which passed 234-172.
Despite a Nov. 2014 report from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence clearing the Obama administration of any wrong doing, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), who has been critical of the Sept. 2012 attack, just won’t let this one go — even if it costs taxpayers another $1.5 million.
So far, House Republicans have not even set up a budget or deadline. This has drawn criticism from Democratic members of Congress, who stand by the seven formal investigations that were already completed and found no wrongdoing by the Obama administration.
A statement was released to Yahoo News by the five Democrat members of the committee — Rep. Tammy Duckworth of IL, Rep. Elijah Cummings of MD, Rep. Linda Sanchez of CA, Rep. Adam Smith of WA, and Rep. Adam Schiff of CA:
We are disappointed that the Speaker incorporated the reauthorization of the Select Committee on Benghazi into the must-pass rules package, which sets no limit on the Committee’s budget or time frame. After eight months and more than a million taxpayer dollars spent, it remains unclear what new questions the Select Committee seeks to answer. Since our members were denied the ability to meaningfully debate or amend the resolution, we now look to the Committee to quickly adopt rules that ensure that our Democratic members are able to participate fully in the investigation.
Republicans are giving American voters a taste of what the the 114th Congress will be all about: wasting time and money on their personal vendettas and pointless agenda. From measures to gut Social Security, to investigating an issue where no wrong doing was found, it’s very clear that they aren’t looking out for the citizens of this nation.
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Think they’ll want to question the terrorist we have in custody for masterminding the attack?
Naaaaaaaaa.
Gas prices are at record-breaking lows, the
economy is growing at the fastest rate in more than a decade and the Dow topped
18,000 for the first time EVER. But, Teapublicans and Fox News still have
BENGHAZI, BENGHAZI, BENGHAZI, right? Nope, that’s been thoroughly debunked too!
Happy holidays!
After more than 50 votes to
repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act the House Republicans have decided
what’s next on their agenda to do; Is it to raise the minimum wage? NO. Is it
to guarantee paycheck fairness for women? NO. Is it to renew unemployment
insurance? NO. Is it to pass immigration reform? NO. Is it to rebuild our roads
and bridges? NO. It’s to investigate Benghazi for the 14th time.
Yep, here’s a party that is really for the people and by the people. NOT.
Don’t forget gutting Social Security, and maybe, finally repealing that pesky ACA before … Uhhhhhh, BENGHAZI!
If the people did not want Benghazi facts to be revealed, they would have voted out these people in the midterms…..as you can see, by who was voted out what the American people actually want! To this day nobody has been held responsible…a disgrace!
Johnny, the people who actually KILLED Americans have been held responsible, you idiot. What you meant to say is, “We are going to keep investigating until we get the outcome we want. And 34% of eligible voters voted in the midterms, so in essence, the Congress represents 17% of eligible American voters. Don’t worry that a bipartisan committee already found NO wrongdoing by the White House. How about setting aside partisan politics and expecting Congress to actually work for American people and not their corporate overlords?
Really “idiot”? who exactly was held responsible? Did you actually watch any of the hearings? There were a lot of administration officials that were made to look like “idiots”!! If you saw what I saw then you saw what appears to be cockroaches running for cover when the lights are turned on!!! Clinton actually claimed responsibility as the person in charge at the time, can you explain to all of us “idiots” what exactly HER punishment was for her role in this debacle???
“A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the C.I.A. and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and asserted no wrongdoing by Obama administration appointees.” This is a Republican-led committee. If there had been credible evidence, they would have been shouting it from the rooftop…Go believe what you want (Obama was born in Kenya, Trickle Down economics works) but just because you believe it doesn’t make it true. And while taxpayer money is wasted on this, real problems are not addressed…Step away from the Fox News cool-aid, do some independent thinking, and realize that you are being lied to. The Obama administration has many faults (see: Education), but Benghazi isn’t one of them.
First the military was not involved at all….they should have been though! are trying to say that there is no responsible party for not pulling the staff out of there under the high threat warnings that went unheeded??? I have to say I agree on education though…wish they had taken over the education system (especially college) instead of healthcare!!! sending to two daughters to college to the tune of over 40grand is preposterous!!
That’s good old market capitalism for you, Johnny. Pay up, it’s what the Republicans love, education that costs a fortune and prices those undeserving poor folks right out.
Dipshit. Seven different investigations and not one shred of evidence of wrongdoing. How many investigations should we have to look into the eleven deadly attacks that took place under bush?
Done dumb motherfu^^er^
Senate dens got 20 million more votes than republicans.
I’m sure that benghazi had nothing to do with that.
Retard
and they no longer control the Senate do they…..RETARD???!!!!
God, you’re stupid.
Deaths from attacks on US Embassies/Consulates since 2002, under Bush 13 attacks, 98 deaths. Under Obama 2 attacks, 4 deaths. Investigations of attacks on US Embassies/Consulates since 2002, Bush 0, Obama, 14 and counting. Believe Johnny If Hillary wasn’t favored to win the nomination and the election, this would be a non-issue. Surely you’re not too stupid not to see this. It’s just politics.
Comparing strong Republicans with strong Democrats, Carl finds that Republicans have a 5.48 IQ point advantage over Democrats…..REASON.COM I am smart enough to know that you shitbags will elect her as candidate but she will NEVER get in with the blood on her hands from Benghazi!!!!
Awwww… gonna twist your panties when she wins, isn’t it. Well bless your heart….
Hey Johhny, who’s responsible for these? A disgrace!!!!!!
January 22, 2002. Calcutta, India. Gunmen associated with Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami attack the U.S. Consulate. Five people are killed.
June 14, 2002. Karachi, Pakistan. Suicide bomber connected with al-Qaida attacks the U.S. Consulate, killing 12 and injuring 51.
October 12, 2002. Denpasar, Indonesia. U.S. diplomatic offices bombed as part of a string of “Bali Bombings.” No fatalities.
February 28, 2003. Islamabad, Pakistan. Several gunmen fire upon the U.S. Embassy. Two people are killed.
May 12, 2003. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Armed al-Qaida
terrorists storm the diplomatic compound killing 36 people including
nine Americans. The assailants committed suicide by detonating a truck
bomb.
July 30, 2004. Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A suicide bomber from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan attacks the U.S. Embassy, killing two people.
December 6, 2004. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Al-Qaida terrorists storm the U.S. Consulate and occupy the perimeter wall. Nine people are killed.
March 2, 2006. Karachi, Pakistan again. Suicide
bomber attacks the U.S. Consulate killing four people, including U.S.
diplomat David Foy who was directly targeted by the attackers. (I wonder
if Lindsey Graham or Fox News would even recognize the name “David
Foy.” This is the third Karachi terrorist attack in four years on what’s
considered American soil.)
September 12, 2006. Damascus, Syria. Four armed
gunmen shouting “Allahu akbar” storm the U.S. Embassy using grenades,
automatic weapons, a car bomb and a truck bomb. Four people are killed,
13 are wounded.
January 12, 2007. Athens, Greece. Members of a Greek
terrorist group called the Revolutionary Struggle fire a
rocket-propelled grenade at the U.S. Embassy. No fatalities.
March 18, 2008. Sana’a, Yemen. Members of the
al-Qaida-linked Islamic Jihad of Yemen fire a mortar at the U.S.
Embassy. The shot misses the embassy, but hits nearby school killing
two.
July 9, 2008. Istanbul, Turkey. Four armed terrorists attack the U.S. Consulate. Six people are killed.
September 17, 2008. Sana’a, Yemen. Terrorists
dressed as military officials attack the U.S. Embassy with an arsenal of
weapons including RPGs and detonate two car bombs. Sixteen people are
killed, including an American student and her husband (they had been married for three weeks when the attack occurred). This is the second attack on this embassy in seven months.
UMMMM DONT BELIEVE THERE WERE ANY SITTING US DIPIOMATS KILLED AFTER BEING WARNED OF GRAVE DANGER FROM THAT AMBASSADOR HIMSELF!!! BIG DIFFERENCE SON , SHE GOT THE BLOOD ON HER FAT LITTLE FINGERS! BUT HEY, “WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE”!!!! TO A PARTISAN HACK LIKE YOURSELF??? REALLY SAD!
Yeah, spoken like a true CON. Only cares about high ranking folks, not the other people who are killed. The only people with blood on their hands are Bush, Cheney and the entire Republican part of congress who voted to slash budgets for consulates. Oops… so harsh when the light of truth is shown on your FAUX news regurgitation.
If you’re going to yell, please use English. Republican gutting of education and subsequent dumbing-down of America in full effect! Thanks for showing your ignorance!
THE GOP HAS BEEN LYING ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS FOR YEARS..THEY HAVE NO POLICES ALL THEY DO IS CORRUPT AND STOP PROGRESS… AND YES JOHNNY YOU ARE A MORON WITH NO REAL FACTS !!
THATS WHAT I LIKE ABOUT PROGRESSIVES, THEY ARE ALL ABOUT INCLUSION, COMPASSION, TOLORANCE, AS LONG AS YOU AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAY….OPEN DIOLOUGE AND EXCHANGES OF IDEAS ARE MET WITH DEROGETORY COMMENTS AND ANGER. FUNNY THING IS, WHEN I TALK TO PROGRESSIVES IN PERSON THEY USUALLY DONT BRING THE SMARTASS COMMENTS BECAUSE THEY I WOULD WIPE THE FUCKIN FLOOR UP WITH THEIR ASS! BUT YOU ALL HIDE BEHIND YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN AND TALK SHIT…. WE ALL KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR KIND!
The best thing to do is to stop responding to little Johnny. He is too far gone. FAUX News has him totally brainwashed. Afraid there is no hope for someone like him who loves to be lied too.
lie to me little jimmy!!!!!
You’re an idiot. No wonder you vote republican.
7 separate, exhaustive investigations, and the only thing we’ve learned is that republicans gutted funding for embassy security and, voila, an attack occurred. Shocking.
Meanwhile, 11 similar, but more deadly attacks occurred under precious little boy George, and not a peep from these filthy, hypocritical republicans.
Oh, and the American people did NOT vote these useless assholes into office and most certainly wouldn’t have voted them in to waste more taxpayer money on pathetic, childish personal vendettas. 70% of the American public didn’t vote. So much for your grand “victory.”
its more of a defeat for you than a victory for me son! stop whining like a little bitch!
Once again proving my point that you’re dumb enough to vote republican. Thanks for playing along, dumb bitch.
It’s hard to stomach Republican’s outrage regarding
Benghazi when they voted to cut funds for Embassies
If you really think Benghazi is about anything
other than Hillary running in 2016 then I have some WMD’s in Iraq to sell you.
Exactly what I was going to say… Darn you, you beat me to it! If Hillary wasn’t favored to win the nomination and the election, this would be a non-issue. Just like the Ebola “controversy” disappeared right after the latest election.
Is it just me or do
Republicans offer nothing but childish tantrums about the Benghazi non-scandal
without offering a single policy solution to actually help the American people?
Well, since it’s clear that since they are physically repulsed by actual progress, none of them can read, and they have no ideas that actually produce results for the betterment of the nation, they have to keep doing it over and over again so they aren’t forced to wander the streets of D.C. on their work-free days and mix with the populace.
VOTE REEEE-PUBLICAN!!! they have JESUS on THEIR side!!
THANKYOU,,, GEEZ-US
THIS GUY IS SUCH A DOUCHE BAG! HE CAME TO WASHINGTON WITH SOME MORALS AND ETHICS. NOW HE’S JUST ANOTHER SELL OUT. PRICK!
Love the way Gowdey dismantles thee liars after walking them down the winding path… LIARS being exposed. Nothing better than that!!
Dude, you should learn to spell Gowdy if you’re going to hail him as a hero. It’s spelled for you right here in this article, but you don’t seem to be able to retain information very well. IT”S SPELLED RIGHT HERE! Damn, you’re dumb. ps, the taxpayer-money-wasting investigation came up with NOTHING. You’re hilarious, thanks for the laughs!
If you put a RepubliKlown’s brain in a bird it would fly backwards. Just like their clown platform.
OMG! It’s Draco Malfoy all grown up! (and still slitherin’)
ugh wasting more money on a phony investigation..
Here we go again ! Like a broken record I am sick of the tune and very sick of stupid wasting of money and time. TRY doing SOMETHING that needs done !
cant win if you dont play son! quit your whining and enjoy the republican ride!!!!!!
We Independent Moderates out number the Rs and Ds combined and next election cycle I will do whatever it takes to SHAME Them into voting out every incumbent except the two Indies in Congress. If I have to stand on a street corner screaming insults the Mod will take back the country from the egomianical fools. Jim, They haVE NOTHING NEW, EVER, SO tHEY JUST DRAG OUT THE same FAILED POLICIES OF THE PAST, DUST THEM off and think they will get different results. (sorry about the caps, hit the shift key and am just too lazy to retype)