Representative Susan Brooks and Speaker Boehner's Press Office

“ Every morning, as we enjoy our first cup of coffee and get ready for the day ahead, there are tens of thousands of Americans already on the job representing the United States at diplomatic posts around the world. They are deeply committed to this work, and their protection is one of our government’s most solemn responsibilities.
That is why I agreed to serve on a select committee to investigate the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya that took the lives of four Americans on September 11, 2012. ”

“ By handing her server over to a neutral, third-party arbiter, Secretary Clinton can help us move forward with figuring out what happened to our people.
Because this isn’t about Hillary Clinton, or Trey Gowdy, or me. It’s about the four brave Americans we lost. These men were public servants. They were also fathers, sons, friends, colleagues and neighbors.
The people who knew them – who loved them – deserve the truth. The government they served has a duty to provide that truth and do whatever is necessary to make sure it never happens again. ”

“ When we began our work, Trey Gowdy, the chairman of the select committee, told us: facts are not Republican or Democrat. When four Americans serving their country die on foreign soil, we have a duty to uncover the whole truth – wherever it may lead and whoever it may involve.
As part of this pursuit, we requested documents from the State Department, which oversees our diplomatic posts and personnel. As Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State at the time said herself, she was “in charge” of their security. ”