Investigation of Benghazi
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Opening Statement of Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings
Witnesses
At today's Oversight Committee hearing on the attacks in Libya, Ranking Member Cummings asked Chairman Issa to join him in calling on House leaders to immediately consider a supplemental funding bill to restore embassy security funding that was cut by the House over the past two fiscal years.
State Department Regional Security Officer Eric Nordstrom admitted at today's Oversight Committee hearing that there were, in fact, five Diplomatic Security agents in Benghazi on the day of the attack, contrary to earlier reports.
In addition, despite Nordstrom's earlier statements to the Committee that his July cable requested five agents, a copy of the cable obtained by the Committee shows that the cable actually requested only four agents, with a minimum of three. The text of the cable reads:
Testimony today from State Department Regional Security Officer Eric Nordstrom differs sharply from press reports about inadequate security in Benghazi. Following are highlights from Nordstrom's testimony: