Wnited States Senate
WASHINGTON, DC 20610
September 30, 2015
‘The Honorable John A. Bochner
Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
H-232 The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Speaker:
Weare writing to ask you to disband the House Select Committee on Benghazi after
House Majority Leader Kevin MeCarthy’s recent comments admitting that the Select Committee
‘was put together to serve the political purpose of defeating Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in
the 2016 Presidential elections by hurting her in the polls, rather than condueting a serious
investigation into a terrorist attack that killed four Americans. We should not disrespect their
sacrifice by further politicizing this tragedy.
Specifically, Majority Leader McCarthy said, when discussing his beliefs about a strategy
for a conservative Congress:
“And let me give you one example. Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable,
right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee. A select committee. What are
her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she’s untrustable. But
no one would have known that any of that had happened had we not fought to make that
happen.”
‘The Select Committee on Benghazi has already cost the American taxpayers over $4.5
million on what the House Majority Leader has now made clear is nothing more than a political
attack against Secretary Clinton. This investigation is one of the longest in Congressional
history, surpassing the length of the Watergate Committee, the Joint Committee investigating
Pearl Harbor, the Warren Commission, and the Iran Contra investigation.
‘We would also note that the Select Committee on Benghazi, after months of
investigation, found no evidence supporting any of the original Republican conspiracy theories
on Benghazi, Republicans are now continuing to use the Committee for ongoing political
investigations of Secretary Clinton with absolutely no linkage to the terrorist attacks in Benghazi
. House of Representatives is continuing to use millions
It is unconscionable that the U.!of dollars in taxpayer funds for politicat purposes, and we urge you to immediately disband the
Select Committee on Benghazi.
Sincerely,
Der Lt—
RICHARD J, DURBIN’
fried States Senator United States Senator
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CHARLES B. SCHUMER PATTY MURRAY
United States Senator United States Sonator