Select Committee on Benghazi, Democrats

The Inspector General’s report shows that the State Department has significantly improved the focus on security at our most dangerous posts. Strong leadership from the newly established deputy assistant secretary for high threat posts is creating a culture of shared responsibility for security that was important to the Accountability Review Board. I agree with the IG that more work needs to be done, particularly with respect to fully staffing the office and institutionalizing these new procedures. Continued oversight and support from Congress will be critical to successfully implementing this new program.

“Today, I honor the four brave Americans who lost their lives serving our country and extend my deepest condolences to their families. I believe the best way to honor their memories is to support efforts to bring their perpetrators to justice and to work in a bipartisan way to strengthen security for all U.S. personnel overseas.”