Pete Kasperowicz
The Blaze
5/12/2014
Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a request from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to approve a resolution supporting the creation of a select committee to investigate Benghazi.
Cruz took to the Senate floor just days after the House approved its own select committee, and said the Senate needs to support a committee because the Obama administration has still failed to answer 10 key questions about the 2012 attack against the U.S. consulate. Cruz also said that while Democrats claim the Obama administration will not rest until the attackers are brought to justice, there has not been any apparent progress…
…After listing out his unanswered questions, Cruz asked for unanimous consent that the Senate immediately pass the resolution. But Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) blocked it and said the request was politically motivated.
“This request is, in my view, without merit,” Menendez said. “It’s an effort to follow the footsteps of the unfortunate, politically motivated creation of just such a special committee by the House of Representatives just in time for mid-term elections.”…
The complete article is at The Blaze.
Update: Cotton: Dems Didn’t Appreciate Me Calling Out Their Hypocrisy on Benghazi
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The Magnificent Seven Meet the Democrats who want to investigate Benghazi
Seven House Democrats voted with Republicans to establish a select committee that will investigate the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the Hill reports.
