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from ThinkProgress:
Democratic Congressman Refuses To Let Republicans Ignore GOP Security Budget Cuts In New Benghazi Hearing
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) blasted Republican efforts to renew questions into the Benghazi embassy attacks this week. As a member of the committee that will once again be hearing testimony on the attacks, Lynch categorically dismissed the persistent claim that the White House failed to provide adequate security at the Benghazi embassy.
In a heated exchange on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, Lynch pointed out that Republicans voted against additional funding for embassy security when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton requested it:
LYNCH: When Secretary Clinton and the State Department asked for additional funding for embassy security, [Republicans] all voted no. They all voted no.
WALLACE: Were getting a little bit off track now. I understand theres an issue about security. Its a little bit off the track. I want to stay on course here
LYNCH: No, this is the point. Theyre complaining about a lack of security at the embassies after they voted against funding for security at the embassies. Is that not related?
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), a primary driver of these new hearings, was one of the lawmakers who voted to cut nearly $300 million from the embassy security budget. Chaffetz shot back that funding had nothing to do with security . . .
read/watch clip: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/05/05/1964651/lynch-benghazi-budget-cuts/
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@joanwalsh Issa cuts $331 mill in Embassy Security. http://bit.ly/10qCui1 . 60 Embassy deaths under GW Bush. pic.twitter.com/VlY3dnxi8I.#GOP
annabanana
(52,791 posts)that's all
madokie
(51,076 posts)handed wallace that ass of his on a platter.
I wish I had a link to that as it was something to behold.
indepat
(20,899 posts)for lagniappe.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,758 posts)THEY were responsible for the lack of security. Point. Set and Match.
Who holds the purse strings makes the decisions. This is known everywhere.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)The Know-Nothings who watch Faux News Channel are now hearing the truth, even if it will take weeks to sink through the rightwing bubble around their heads in order to reach their brains.
This had to be said. The Republicans crow and whine about lack of security at the embassies, but even SoS Clinton pointed out that they didn't receive the funding for it, although she stopped short of calling out that it were the Republicans who voted no and cut nearly $400 million.
Chaffetz is a major asswipe. If he believes funding has nothing to do it with, then he can say that giving more tax breaks to the "job creators" has nothing to do with creating jobs, no?
Republicans are useless, and a stain on the American people and politics.
former9thward
(32,082 posts)The cuts were never passed. They were sent to the Senate where it died.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)Although the House slashed funding, the Senate was able to restore much of it but still fell some $200 million short of the requested funds.
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/12/20/1366171/benghazi-review-restore-gop-cuts/
Clinton repeated her call for more funding during Benghazi hearings in January. Belatedly, House Republicans announced support for restored embassy security funding in order to off-set sequestration budget cuts.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/05/05/1964651/lynch-benghazi-budget-cuts/
I do recall she had called them out on it. I'll have to look at the tapes again, though. But fact remains, House Republicans *had* proposed to cut the budget
former9thward
(32,082 posts)But the U.S. has not had a budget passed for years now. It operates on a series of continuing resolutions which are agreed to by a majority in both parties.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)former9thward
(32,082 posts)The "Budget control act" was not a budget. It was a tweaking on future spending. The last time an actual budget was passed by Congress and signed by the president was 1997. Continuing resolutions ever since.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/budget/stories/080697.htm
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)The Budget Control Act is actually stronger than a normal budget resolution.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/15/republicans-budget-stall-senate_n_2303345.html
Now stop parroting the old Republican lie. I say old Republican lie because they're completely changed their tune and now speak of the Budget Control Act as the budget.
Perhaps the most vigorous adherent of the point-of-order strategy is Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the top Republican on the Budget Committee.
He raised a number of objections Thursday, stymying attempts to pass legislation to extend extra federal backing of large bank transactions.
We will adhere to the budget agreement that we made with the American people 16 months ago, Sessions said after his point of order succeeded, referring to the Budget Control Act.
Need I remind you that this is the Democratic Underground, not Drudge Report?
former9thward
(32,082 posts)Is there anyone in YOUR world who isn't? The last time the U.S. passed a real budget was in 1997.
http://prospect.org/article/does-congress-even-need-pass-budget
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)GOP: We needed more security for the embassies and State facilities!
The Sane: But you cut $300 million from the budget.
GOP: That's irrelevant! That's not the issue!
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They're so fond of their stupid little "If you ran your household like this" analogies, let's try it out here:
GOP: We needed to do more routine maintenance to the house!
The Sane: But you cut $1000 out of our house maintenance budget!
GOP: That's irrelevant! We still needed more maintenance!
UM, huh?
pangaia
(24,324 posts)But.. former9thward above says that the cuts never happened because they died in the Senate. ??
I'm just trying to find as much accurate info as I can to fend off arguments from several republican (rather moderate) friends.. One guy works for me, is intelligent, great guy..refers to himself as a 'red-neck with human leanings." :>
He CAN BE educated and influenced, if I do it right..
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)Issa is the "barking dog" distraction that allows Calvert to covertly do the dirty work. Corruption is rampant in this area, remember Cunningham and the other crooked congressman from S.D., same area.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)We cover SD politics.
Don't expect the UT to accidentally cover this though
You must live in Riverside though.
Sort of close
Life Long Dem
(8,582 posts)And a plane crashed, we would never hear the end of it. The Republicans would be hammering this. Yet not one word about the Republicans not funding Benghazi. Go figure.
zerosumgame0005
(207 posts)Once Bill gets going chewing his ass Chris is soooooooooo desperate to change the subject!
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Puurrricelesss....!!
The Big Dog did a lot of good shit and some bad shit, but he sure could lay out what was what...!
xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)Wallace is such a cock sucking, ignorant, little, toothless mouthpiece.
xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)I have an idea that they'd make good team mates.
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)Flying in circles.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)GOP gets called out and they collapse.
That video was awesome
sarisataka
(18,779 posts)Pshaw.
Mr Chaffertz should prove his point and place a bill to cut congressional security budget by 80%. It will show how there us No link between funding and security...
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Response to bigtree (Original post)
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dogknob
(2,431 posts)lame54
(35,326 posts)of the real story
and keep it on the pre determined narrative express
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)Only in that weird little world that Republicans live in.
lame54
(35,326 posts)it's time to re-examine the military budget
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)and kick back to the top.
Sid
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)nt
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Fight fire with fire. If the Repubs had voted for more security, maybe they could have saved those people??