[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 11, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
JUSTICE FOR BENGHAZI
(Mrs. WAGNER asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, for the past 12 years, September 11 has
been a day of solemn remembrance in America. And 1 year ago, it was a
day of violence in Benghazi that ended with four dead Americans during
a planned terrorist track.
Mr. Speaker, as a former United States Ambassador, I rise today in
honor of Ambassador Chris Stevens, Information Officer Sean Smith, and
Navy SEALs Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods. Their families and the
American people deserve answers; they deserve the truth and, more
importantly, justice.
One year later, there are still so many unanswered questions: Why did
we not answer the cries for greater security at the U.S. consulate? Why
in the days and weeks after Benghazi did the administration lie about
the terrorist attack? And who gave the stand-down order?
It is shameful that the Obama administration has refused to track and
punish those who attacked and murdered these four Americans. The
American people deserve answers.
The Congress should convene a select committee to investigate the
terrorist attack in Benghazi. The victims' families deserve the truth.
The American people deserve a Commander in Chief that stands for
strength, liberty, and justice.
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