{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20131123003837/http://wolf.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=34&itemid=2332", "Wolf Statement On Intelligence Committee Hearing On Benghazi", "2013-11-15", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Frank Wolf", "W000672", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Contact: Jill Shatzen  \n\t(202) 225-5136  \n\t\u00a0\n\n\tWOLF STATEMENT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE HEARING ON BENGHAZI\n\n\tWashington, D.C. (November 15, 2013) \u2013 In response to press reports following yesterday\u2019s classified House Intelligence Committee hearing on Benghazi, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), author of legislation to create a Select Committee on Benghazi, issued the following statement:\n\n\t\u201cThere were two major breakthroughs in the Benghazi investigation yesterday.\u00a0 First, for the first time in 14 months, the House Intelligence Committee heard eyewitness testimony from survivors who were on the ground in Benghazi the night of the attack.\u00a0 \u00a0I have called on the committee to meet with these survivors for many, many months and I appreciate that they held this hearing.\u00a0 I hope that a similar public hearing will be held so the American people can hear their important story of how they saved so many lives that night.\u00a0 \u00a0\n\n\t\u201cI particularly want to commend Rep. Devin Nunes for his leadership in ensuring that the record reflects what actually happened in Benghazi, and not just accepting the disjointed narrative put forward by the Obama Administration over the last 14 months.\u00a0 In a letter last week to Speaker Boehner, Rep. Nunes outlined nine areas of unanswered questions or conflicting information about what happened in Benghazi.\u00a0 These nine points mirror many of the same issues I have raised in letters to the speaker and on the House floor over the last six months.\u00a0 As Rep. Nunes indicated in an interview with Chris Wallace yesterday evening, testimony from eyewitnesses yesterday further underscores conflicting accounts in each of these areas. \u00a0 \u00a0\n\n\t\u201cIn another major development, FBI Director Comey testified before the Senate that he has no objection to making all Benghazi witnesses available to the Congress for testimony.\u00a0 This puts to rest once and for all the administration\u2019s excuse that witnesses may not appear before Congress because it could impact the ongoing FBI investigation of the attacks.\u00a0 \u00a0I appreciate Director Comey\u2019s straightforward response and independent leadership of the bureau.\u00a0\n\n\t\u201cThe Benghazi investigation will not be complete until key\u00a0questions have been answered and conflicting testimony is resolved.\u00a0 As Rep. Nunes noted in his interview, \u201call of these [elements of the investigation] are not in the jurisdiction of the Intelligence Committee, that\u2019s first off.\u00a0 We don\u2019t have jurisdiction over the State Department, for example, and a lot of questions remain there \u2026 so we need to take all the committee work if [the Intelligence Committee] can\u2019t get the answers...\u201d\n\n\t\u201cClearly, there continue to be jurisdictional barriers between committees that are hampering this investigation.\u00a0 That\u2019s why I continue to support a Select Committee with representation from all of the committees of jurisdiction \u2013 and cross-subpoena authority \u2013 to ensure that these outstanding issues are resolved and the American people learn the truth.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0\n\n\tEDITOR\u2019S NOTE:Wolf\u2019s measure, H. Res. 36, to establish a House Select Committee on Benghazi, presently has 178 cosponsors and has been endorsed by The American Legion, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, respected national security leaders, like former Attorney General Mukasey as well as some of the family members of the Benghazi victims.\u00a0 The poll mention above also found that 62 percent of voters say it\u2019s important for Congress to create a special committee to get the truth about Benghazi.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20131123003837/http://wolf.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=34&itemid=2332"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9674378670752048, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}