Political Quotes

“No accountability. There has been no one fired. There has been no one relieved of command. This administration has stonewalled. They have dragged their feet. They have refused to cooperate. Oh, we have had hearings, and they have had briefings almost entirely behind closed doors. Here is my request. It is what I promised Corporal Schmitz's father I would do on the morning that I spoke to him, that I would seek accountability for what happened in Afghanistan, and that is exactly what I intend to do. It is what I have been doing, many a time have I been on the floor for the last 11 months seeking accountability. And I have been stonewalled at every single turn. What I have asked for months on end is that the Armed Services Committee hold a public hearing on this investigation--a public hearing--not behind closed doors, not without the press, not cut off from the American people--a public hearing, and I have been denied every time. So what I am going to do today is I am going to enter this report into the Record so that the American people can see what U.S. Central Command found. And until we have that accountability in public, I will continue to ask that the Senate observe regular order and actually vote on these nominees. I yield the floor.”