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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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Jun 3, 2013

I'm very concerned that at a time when there is general agreement that we need to grow the physician workforce because of the aging of the baby boomers, the Administration is actually proposing cutting Medicare's support for teaching…

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Jun 3, 2013

So if there are published reports that you solicited funds from health care companies those would be inaccurate?

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Jun 3, 2013

You testified--conceded that you made at least two solicitations of donations to Enroll America.

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Jun 3, 2013

Who were the other phone calls to, Madam Secretary? You said you made other phone calls.

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Jun 3, 2013

Would you be willing to make that legal opinion available to the committee?

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Jun 3, 2013

What specific code section are you relying on?

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Jun 3, 2013

So if health care officials say they felt pressured to make donations to Enroll America your response would be what, that they are just too easily pressured or that they misunderstood the conversation?

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May 21, 2013

My constituents in South Carolina want a real remedy and not a political remedy.

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May 21, 2013

What guarantee would you suggest we include so we don't have this debate 3 years from now, 6 years from now, for purely political expediency?

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May 7, 2013

Trust me when I tell you crime scenes do not get better with time.

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May 7, 2013

The reality is it was a direct result of what she said that the Bureau did not get to Benghazi in a timely fashion.

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May 7, 2013

So Ambassador Rice directly contradicts the evidence on the ground in Libya.

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