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“THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO BLOCK INFORMATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6329-H6330 on Nov. 13, 2012.
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THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO BLOCK INFORMATION
(Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, on September 11 of this year, four Americans, including our United States ambassador, were killed in an attack at the Benghazi consulate.
On September 25, I sent a letter to President Obama regarding the numerous inconsistencies voiced by people within his administration and what they were saying following the attack. I have not heard back.
On November 1, I emailed the State Department, requesting they speak with me, for more information. Our office emailed every business day and received no response until November 7. Then, in a scripted response, they refused my request to speak with me. No one, not one person, is willing to talk about the details.
Since they wouldn't talk to me in the privacy of my office, let me just ask them here in a public forum: Why did our ambassador die, and how did our ambassador die? It's been 2 months. You should know. Was it smoke inhalation, or was it some other cause? Was there physical evidence of torture on the ambassador's body as it was returned? And why were the bodies returned to Andrews Air Force Base when protocol dictates they go to Dover for the immediate investigation?
These questions need to be answered. The State Department needs to be forthcoming. The administration needs to be forthcoming.
I pray this Congress will exercise that authority.
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