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Trey Gowdy

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Trey Gowdy is a former U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district, serving from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Gowdy gained national prominence as the chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, where he led investigations into the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. His tenure in Congress was marked by a focus on issues such as government oversight and national security. Prior to his congressional career, Gowdy served as a federal prosecutor and was known for his legal expertise and assertive questioning style during hearings.

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May 28, 2014

Our politics may differ... we still respect the rule of law.

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May 7, 2014

It seems to me that the number 8 million people signed up for Obamacare, when you multiply that by the 80 percent who have actually paid, it brings that number down significantly.

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May 7, 2014

I will say that I enjoyed our meeting together and certainly you come before us with a great reputation.

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May 7, 2014

The fact that after spending nearly $1.5 trillion, we will still have 31 million Americans uninsured by 2024.

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May 7, 2014

The numbers, fuzzy Washington math, the $1.4 trillion price tag between now and 2015-24.

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Apr 30, 2014

I am confounded, in fact I continue to be confounded, and what I find so confounding is the administration's mantra hasn't changed...

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Apr 30, 2014

If your mantra really is that we used the best facts and the best evidence we had at the time, then cite the facts for me.

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Apr 30, 2014

I'm glad that this is dated September 14, 2012, Mr. Chairman, because it sure as hell was not their goal before September 11.

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Apr 30, 2014

the goal was to do everything we can to deflect attention away from this feckless foreign policy we have in the Middle East that isn't working.

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Apr 30, 2014

When he said his government suspected that former Qadhafi regime elements carried out the attacks, I told him that the group that conducted the attacks, Ansar al-Sharia, is affiliated with Islamic extremists.

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Apr 28, 2014

I can't help but think, Mr. Secretary, his budget, his budget passed.

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Apr 28, 2014

your boss's budget got a whopping two votes in the last two times it was offered.

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