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Well guess this makes him a hypocrite. The fundraiser email was pretty much doing just that..lol
So tell me, who is using the deaths of these Americans to push their political agenda eh?
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Wallstreet Journal Link
Shortly before House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) promised Wednesday that a special panel to investigate the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, would not be a circus, the House Republicans campaign arm sent an email to supporters trying to raise money off the investigation.
The Wednesday morning email from BenghaziWatchdogs.coma page on the National Republican Congressional Committee websiteheralds House Republicans work to hold Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama accountable for their actions and promises a thorough investigation of what happened that night.
House Republicans will make sure that no one will get away from Gowdy and the Select Committee, the email says, referring to South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, who will head the committee.
That didnt sit well with Rep. Gowdy, who quickly called on the NRCC to stop raising money off the investigation. In an interview on CNNs The Lead with Jake Tapper, Mr. Gowdy said, I cannot and will not raise money on Benghazi.
He added: I also advise my colleagues to follow suit.
Since the attacks occurred two years ago at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, leaving four Americans dead, the episode has become a pet issue for Republicans, who charge the Obama administration and former Secretary of State Clinton, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, of interfering politically in the days following the attacks.
Though the Benghazi attacks have long provided fuel for Republican fundraising, the NRCCs latest efforts bolster Democrats accusations that the committees creation is politically motivated during an election year. At a Christian Science Monitor event Wednesday morning, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz called the committee nothing more than a political ploy aimed at pumping up Republican turnout in Novembers elections. She added that the committees creation marked a shift in tactics for the GOP, since to focus obsessively on the Affordable Care Act has lost its luster.
The NRCC didnt immediately respond to requests for comment about Mr. Gowdys statement, but earlier it had defended its fundraising tactic. The Obama administration has not been honest with the American people with regards to Benghazi, and if [House Minority Leader] Nancy Pelosi becomes speaker, the American people will never know the truth, said spokeswoman Andrea Bozek. She said the NRCCs goal is to hold accountable congressional Democrats who continue to try to sweep this controversy under the rug.
The NRCCs fundraising has lagged slightly behind its Democratic counterpart in recent months. In April, the committee raised $9.9 million, just shy of Democrats $10.3 million. Democrats also have a more substantial advantage in terms of spending money: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had $40.2 million in the bank as of March 31, while the NRCC had $31.2 million.
So tell me, who is using the deaths of these Americans to push their political agenda eh?
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Wallstreet Journal Link
Shortly before House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) promised Wednesday that a special panel to investigate the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, would not be a circus, the House Republicans campaign arm sent an email to supporters trying to raise money off the investigation.
The Wednesday morning email from BenghaziWatchdogs.coma page on the National Republican Congressional Committee websiteheralds House Republicans work to hold Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama accountable for their actions and promises a thorough investigation of what happened that night.
House Republicans will make sure that no one will get away from Gowdy and the Select Committee, the email says, referring to South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, who will head the committee.
That didnt sit well with Rep. Gowdy, who quickly called on the NRCC to stop raising money off the investigation. In an interview on CNNs The Lead with Jake Tapper, Mr. Gowdy said, I cannot and will not raise money on Benghazi.
He added: I also advise my colleagues to follow suit.
Since the attacks occurred two years ago at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, leaving four Americans dead, the episode has become a pet issue for Republicans, who charge the Obama administration and former Secretary of State Clinton, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, of interfering politically in the days following the attacks.
Though the Benghazi attacks have long provided fuel for Republican fundraising, the NRCCs latest efforts bolster Democrats accusations that the committees creation is politically motivated during an election year. At a Christian Science Monitor event Wednesday morning, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz called the committee nothing more than a political ploy aimed at pumping up Republican turnout in Novembers elections. She added that the committees creation marked a shift in tactics for the GOP, since to focus obsessively on the Affordable Care Act has lost its luster.
The NRCC didnt immediately respond to requests for comment about Mr. Gowdys statement, but earlier it had defended its fundraising tactic. The Obama administration has not been honest with the American people with regards to Benghazi, and if [House Minority Leader] Nancy Pelosi becomes speaker, the American people will never know the truth, said spokeswoman Andrea Bozek. She said the NRCCs goal is to hold accountable congressional Democrats who continue to try to sweep this controversy under the rug.
The NRCCs fundraising has lagged slightly behind its Democratic counterpart in recent months. In April, the committee raised $9.9 million, just shy of Democrats $10.3 million. Democrats also have a more substantial advantage in terms of spending money: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had $40.2 million in the bank as of March 31, while the NRCC had $31.2 million.
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