[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 143 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H6752]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      SELECT COMMITTEE ON BENGHAZI

  (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, we always knew that Kevin McCarthy and the 
Republican Caucus had gotten together to set up this Benghazi task 
force in order to do a political stunt, but I never thought they would 
admit it. I was shocked.
  I mean, could you imagine me or any Member of this House setting up a 
$4.5 million task force for the sole purpose of electioneering? 
Everyone in that task force, every staffer, was essentially a campaign 
staffer and, yet, paid for with government money to impact a 
Presidential election.
  This is a scandal, people. I cannot believe what I heard. We all knew 
it was going on, but we couldn't prove it. Now it is documentary proof 
in front of literally millions of Americans, bragged about and set out 
as: Yeah. We did it, and it is an achievement we are proud of.
  Now, if one Member were to use their Congressional office to 
campaign, that would be an ethics complaint. What if a whole caucus 
does it?

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