Sen. Cruz: Truth is not partisan, every member of this body should want to ascertain what happened in Benghazi
Seeks unanimous consent for resolution to investigate Benghazi attacks, but blocked by Democrats
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today requested unanimous consent to proceed to his resolution to establish a joint select committee to investigate the Benghazi attacks. Unfortunately, his request was blocked by Democrat Sen. Barbara Boxer.
“As we do every year, last week as a nation we marked the somber anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. For the first time this year, we also remembered the victims of Benghazi: Foreign Service officer Sean Smith, former Navy Seals Glenn Dougherty and Tom Woods, and Ambassador Christopher Stevens. An entire year has gone by since these American heroes lost their lives in the service of our nation and we still have far too many unanswered questions.
“We need to ensure that the whistle-blowers on Benghazi can tell their stories without fear of reprisals. We need the President to make good on his promise of September 12, 2012: 'to bring justice to the killers who attacked our pavement, who attacked our people.' That still has yet to happen. Truth is not partisan, and every member of this body should want to ascertain what happened.
“Given the yearlong collective failure of our government either to gain clarity on what happened in Benghazi or extract any retribution for the terrorist attack, Congress should form a Joint Select Committee to launch a proper investigation. We need a chief counsel who can ascertain truth and follow the actual facts of what happened that night to their full and logical conclusion so that we can honor these American heroes and ensure that we're doing everything we can to prevent this sort of attack from ever happening again.”
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