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| 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 | legacy | Contact: Jill Shatzen (202) 225-5136 WOLF STATEMENT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE HEARING ON BENGHAZI Washington, D.C. (November 15, 2013) – In response to press reports following yesterday’s 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: “There were two major breakthroughs in the Benghazi investigation yesterday. 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. I have called on the committee to meet with these survivors for many, many months and I appreciate that they held this hearing. 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. “I 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. In a letter last week to Speaker Boehner, Rep. Nunes outlined nine areas of unanswered questions or conflicting information about what happened in Benghazi. 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. 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. “In 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. This puts to rest once and for all the administration’s excuse that witnesses may not appear before Congress because it could impact the ongoing FBI investigation of the attacks. I appreciate Director Comey’s straightforward response and independent leadership of the bureau. “The Benghazi investigation will not be complete until key questions have been answered and conflicting testimony is resolved. As Rep. Nunes noted in his interview, “all of these [elements of the investigation] are not in the jurisdiction of the Intelligence Committee, that’s first off. We don’t have jurisdiction over the State Department, for example, and a lot of questions remain there … so we need to take all the committee work if [the Intelligence Committee] can’t get the answers...” “Clearly, there continue to be jurisdictional barriers between committees that are hampering this investigation. That’s why I continue to support a Select Committee with representation from all of the committees of jurisdiction – and cross-subpoena authority – to ensure that these outstanding issues are resolved and the American people learn the truth.” EDITOR’S NOTE:Wolf’s 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. The poll mention above also found that 62 percent of voters say it’s 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 |