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Senator calls for 'top-to-bottom review' of State Department

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    Sen. Corker reacts to Benghazi hearings

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That's tough State Department officials repeatedly promising to improve security after the attacks and then Ghazi they are on the hot seat yesterday by the senators satisfied with the answers.

Bob corkum member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was it was another question in yesterday and senator good morning to you.

-- what do you think.

-- we need to have another hearing and -- look Secretary Clinton said she's she takes responsibility.

For what's happened and I think he's come before our committee and talk about some of the flagrant.

Things that happens it calls the security -- Gaza to be so lax.

They were saying yesterday that they have to do better in even 99% is not good enough as we all know that they talked about needing more money.

Yeah -- I did Israel with the -- and also.

Well that's the most dismaying part of this immediately and hearing we had -- the other -- in and closed session with -- and others.

Everybody was talking about the need for more money the fact is they had sixteen security officers that were being provided for free as it relates to the State Department from the fans.

That they sent home free -- prior to this happening so this is not about money and unfortunately here in Washington.

The first answer always is money that's not the issue here I think the State Department.

Have the culture there that doesn't breed any kind of creative thinking thinking outside the box making sure that that things are done and a detailed why.

And that's what we need to be focused on we've never done a top to bottom review of the State Department since I've been here it needs to happen the club underneath to change.

And candidly.

This -- -- wake up call I think for all concerned there.

So you're saying Hillary Clinton must testify.

And you believe she will testify possibly in January.

To be frank with you if it seemed like and felt like she was the person missing in that room yesterday.

-- -- She has had a falling she does have a concussion and I hope Kansas speedier cabaret that I cannot imagine.

Swearing in on new secretary of state without closing the chapter here and understanding what the thinking was.

Especially in the Gaza a part of -- that was militia control that had the kind of security that that this compound had.

-- seen the tapes bill of both are security cameras there but also on the grounds that evening.

You and I.

Could have easily broken into the compound that night it was amazing to watch and this is a pretty big breach obviously one of the most important things we can do for our personnel who -- Involved in very dangerous areas as it is to ensure that they have proper security so look I think.

Before I wanna take up a new secretary of state I'd like for the sector to common.

Testified talked to us about the culture I think it would be very helpful for the new person.

Coming -- to understand what thinking was of that time and I'm almost.

I am sure that it's -- half.

That it came out yesterday that Marco Rubio the senator from Florida was quote deeply troubled.

By the fact there was no evidence that the meetings that took place -- Secretary Clinton -- the leading State Department officials.

With the Libyan counterparts.

Did not talk about the security matters on the ground and Ben -- That is stunning I only have about ten seconds but go ahead we'll get a last answer here.

Lesson I've read all the cables bill there were a lot of security problems known we should've had security there -- gonna -- an ambassador we didn't.

We need to get from the bottom -- OK senator thank you Bob -- a Republican from Tennessee.

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