VIDEO – Rep. Lynn Westmoreland: Questioning Security Practices at Benghazi Hearing

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Congressman Lynn Westmoreland Questioning Security Practices at Benghazi Hearing

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Benghazi held its first hearing on the implementation of the Accountability Review Board recommendations following the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya. Below is Congressman Westmoreland’s statement.

“Today’s hearing is just the beginning of the investigation,” stated Westmoreland. “Reviewing the Accountability Review Board’s suggestions is the first hearing of many that will ensure that we not only have all the facts, but we are also providing proper oversight of the implementation from the review board’s requests. This is important in order to prevent a repeat of Benghazi at any other embassy. Now that the Committee Minority began with this hearing request, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and get to work.

“We have a long way to go in this investigation and I want the American people to be confident that the buck stops here. We owe it to the victims and their families, as well as all other Americans serving in the U.S. Embassies across the world, to conduct a fair and impartial investigation so the American people can finally know the truth.”

The Select Committee on Benghazi was created by Speaker of the House John Boehner to investigate the events leading up to, during, and after the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya. In addition to the Select Committee on Benghazi, Congressman Westmoreland also serves as Chairman of Oversight and Investigations on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.