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    Rep. Renee Ellmers on Thursday's House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing

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This woman very good to see you thank you very much for taking the time for us thank you -- to be with you what do you learn from the hearing so far.

Well basically what we're hearing right now -- as part of the first panel.

Women individual mom Michael -- is part of the GAO.

The administration has given us a member of GAO to come and speak to the issue.

We are way off the mark that we need to gather all the information we possibly can and that's why we move forward in foreign affairs -- this hearing.

Basically his perspective is there a budgetary item needs that GAO has -- -- with our foreign service.

And of course that is just completely not the issue here the American people and more importantly the families.

Of these individuals who were murdered on on the anniversary of September 11.

Need answers and all we're doing is playing a shell game right now.

And unfortunately my Democrat colleagues across the aisle continue to put this forward -- a political issue.

We need to get to the bottom of this we need to find out what happens.

We need to understand why their calls for help and additional security were not answered and that cannot possibly be because of budgetary issues.

Congresswoman when you get -- and if and when you get to talk to the major players in this such a second say Hillary Clinton.

General David Petraeus former CIA director what's the first question you -- -- I wanna know what did you know and when did you know acts that is the imperative question here because now -- is as a as a little bits of information are coming out we're understanding that there was months forewarning that was going on.

And should have been addressed you just simply cannot move forward with our own Americans and overseas.

In foreign foreign lands in very dangerous areas who are who are being last unaided.

And we got to get to the bottom and then what we need to do is find out who -- responsible of the administration liable.

For misleading the American people with the notion that somehow this was a spontaneous attack spurred by a video a hateful video.

Do you believe congresswoman that that as you put it misleading of the American people.

Was a deliberate act on the pot of President Obama himself.

That I don't now and that's what we need to get to the bottom off but now I will save -- president Barack Obama has taken responsibility.

As well as Hillary Clinton secretary of state.

They both have said that they are responsible.

And that we need to be held responsible.

That is what we're going to have to do what we've got to get the pieces in place and right now all we're doing is playing smoke and mirrors and just kind of offsetting the issues and trying to -- time accident you know I don't know maybe that they can come up with there with their answers we've got to get to the bottom of this -- the American people and those families.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Go.

Do do you believe that this and -- for instance you there's been a lot of talk of boarding -- it's extra select committees -- thing we go from him.

Well I know right now I'm here -- there are going to be some high level -- -- these hearings.

On closed door hearings.

I think we needed to approach this in in every perspective we -- in congress that's in the senate and in the house of course today's hearing which had been a part of his his foreign affairs.

You know bomb -- the chairman Ileana Ileana Ross line and has done a wonderful job.

She is committed to get to the bottom of this but so are those other committees on both again in the house and the senate we've got -- -- all levels.

So that we can get the truth again -- to the bottom of this issue.

All right well I think that's something every American can agree on we -- -- want the truth.

I congresswoman -- -- Republican of North Carolina thank you very much congresswoman I'll let you get back to the Harry thanks for your time great thank you all right let's bring back.

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