You let the consulate become a death trap. And that's national security malpractice.

Americans are frustrated. They are frustrated over the handling of Benghazi, what happened when four Americans died there.

It was a terrorist attack. It is pretty clear what the motivation was.

You haven't provided the call logs of the messages, instant messages, during the attack between the post and the operations center.

You mentioned transparency? You haven't provided the call logs of the messages, instant messages, during the attack between the post and the operations center.

Despite spending more than $600 billion over the past decade, too often Federal IT budgets ran over budget, behind schedule, or never deliver on the promised solution.

It seems to me that this is a pretty important subject, and I appreciate your calling this hearing.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 7, strike line 19 and all that follows through line 23 on page 8 and insert the following: ``No funds…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Blumenauer The Acting…

This Nation's debt now stands in excess of $16 trillion. This is an amount of debt greater than our Nation's economy, exceeding our GDP, and yet, Madam Chair, we have on the floor today legislation which piles upon our children and…

Well, I am going to assume that there were military assets in place that could have responded rapidly.

I am glad that we are all finally in agreement that this instance was a terrorist attack.

Let's just assume that there were military personnel in the area that could have responded.

The ARB report points out a tremendous number of failures, and your testimony here today states that they are being addressed.

Was there a military liaison or attache at the Embassy in Tripoli?

Just want to say that words mean something, and they should mean something.

Let me first say how proud we are that the Governor of South Carolina appointed one of our colleagues, Tim Scott, to the United States Senate yesterday. We wish him well. I want to thank Madam Chairman for her leadership on this issue and…

What I hope is that we can expedite the passage of this before the deadline of December 31.

I think it is imperative that we make sure that NOAA is using sound science to set these catch limits for the nation's fisheries.

The models are flawed, and they are set up on a computer model.

We see regs set without real data, and then the research is done after the reg is implemented.

This is an existential threat that Israel lives under every day. They should have the right to defend themselves.

I believe that such a thorough, Congressionally-mandated review will require the Executive branch to apply additional needed intelligence resources.

Let me just say again how much your leadership on this issue has meant.

I think the first step in really addressing the threat of terrorism would be countering the Iranian threat in the Western Hemisphere bill.