| 00:00:39 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
COME TO ORDER. LET ME BEGIN BY WELCOMING THE NEW MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEE. SENATORS CAIN AND MUST HAVE BEEN FEE, SENATORS JOHNSON, McCAIN, FLAKE AND...
|
| 00:10:41 |
Corker, Bob - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, SENATOR CORBIN. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND ALSO FOR FOLLOWING THROUGH AS WE HAVE ALL DISCUSSED...
|
| 00:15:40 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
WE HAVE NEVER DONE AN AUTHORIZATION OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT IN THE SIX YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE NEVER LOOKED AT HOW FOREIGN AID HAS BEEN...
|
| 00:29:34 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
SOME FAR-OFF CAPITAL, I FEEL AGAIN THE HONOR IT IS TO REPRESENT THE WORLD'S INDISPENSABLE NATION. AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT WITH YOUR HELP, WE WILL KEEP...
|
| 00:31:03 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
FIVE MINUTES. AND I'LL START OFF WITH MYSELF. MADAM SECRETARY, WE SAW SOME LATE-NIGHT REPORTING ON DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE FISCAL LOCATION OF MISSION BENGHAZI....
|
| 00:37:14 |
Corker, Bob - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
YOU KNOW, THEY, I HAVE TO SAY, WERE EXTRAORDINARY IN THEIR RESPONSES AND THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRIDE WE HAD IN BOTH MEN. AND GRATITUDE WE HAD...
|
| 00:38:14 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
DEALING WITH THE VERY SERIOUS THREATS FACING SO MANY OF OUR OTHER FACILITIES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY TIME IS EXPIRED. SENATOR CORKER. >> THANK YOU,...
|
| 00:44:46 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
TO CHART THEIR OWN FUTURES. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, AS WELL AS A SERIOUS THREAT TO OUR COUNTRY. I HOPE WE SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY. IT'S NOT GOING...
|
| 00:48:16 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
OR MILITARY PERSONNEL OR POLICE HERE AT THE CAPITOL THAT PROTECT US, WHICH WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR, AND WE PAY FOR. IT DOES COST MONEY. SO TO ME, I...
|
| 00:53:10 |
Risch, James "Jim" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
AT THE SIZE OF NORTHERN MALI, IT IS NOT ONLY DESERT BUT CAVES, SOUNDS REMINISCENT. WE ARE IN FOR A STRUGGLE, BUT IT IS A NECESSARY STRUGGLE. WE CANNOT...
|
| 00:53:43 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
TO DO IT. THIS IS NOT ONLY A TERRORIST SYNDICATE, IT IS A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE. SO MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A BETTER STRATEGY. I...
|
| 00:54:11 |
Risch, James "Jim" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
THAT WE CAN BOLSTER DEMOCRACY AND TRY TO GIVE THE ARAB REVOLUTIONS A CHANCE TO SUCCEED. >> MADAM SECRETARY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR...
|
| 01:00:10 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THE FOLLOW-UP TO BENGHAZI. I REALLY DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN THE ADMINISTRATION WAS REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT SO MUCH AS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE...
|
| 01:05:38 |
Rubio, Marco - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
POSED. SO THIS PANDORA'S BOX IF YOU WILL OF WEAPONS COMING OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA IS THE SOURCE OF ONE OF OUR BIGGEST THREATS. NO DOUBT...
|
| 01:06:13 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
WONDERED WHY WOULD WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMAND IN THE WORLD, WHY IN AFRICA. I NOW THINK WE NEED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO AFRICOM, TO ITS CAPACITY INSIDE...
|
| 01:10:55 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
BUT I HAD TO CALL AND JUST TELL THEM WE HAD TO GET THAT CAPACITY OUT THERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE A STATE...
|
| 01:13:18 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
CHALLENGE IN SYRIA, GREAT WORK ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF THAT STRATEGY THAT WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON. ALSO, I WANT TO COMMEND...
|
| 01:17:17 |
Johnson, Ronald "Ron" Harold - U.S. Senator, [R] Wisconsin
PERSONNEL, 130 MILLION, WOULD FUND 155 PERSONNEL AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, AND THEN FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND UPGRADES, 736 MILLION. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE...
|
| 01:17:32 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
STATE INTERAGENCY SECURITY ASSESSMENT TEAMS. WE'RE GOING TO START A HIGH THREAT POST REVIEW BY THE SECRETARY, WHICH HAD NOT HAPPENED BEFORE. WE'RE GOING...
|
| 01:23:32 |
Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
ASCERTAINED THAT WAS NOT THE FACT AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE COULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WITHIN DAYS AND DIDN'T KNOW THAT. >> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THE FACT...
|
| 01:26:14 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
DEFICIENCIES THAT THE ARB RECOMMENDED WE DO. >> I WOULD ECHO THE COMMENTS MADE ALREADY BY THIS COMMITTEE AND BY YOU THAT THIS IS ACTION WE NEED TO...
|
| 01:29:11 |
Flake, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
BUT THERE WAS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR U.S. MILITARY FORCES TO HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE. HAVING SAID THAT, ADMIRAL MULLEN GOES ON, IT IS NOT REASONABLE...
|
| 01:29:27 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
RISK POST IN THE WORLD. SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS FROM BOTH THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND DOD PERSPECTIVE, AND WE DON'T HAVE ASSETS OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE...
|
| 01:36:02 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
AS I SPEAK TO YOU. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE OTHER AGENCIES IN OUR GOVERNMENT, SOME OF WHOM ARE CO-LOCATED WITH US, OTHERS OF WHOM ARE NEARBY. WE'RE...
|
| 01:38:41 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS COMMITTEE IN A SEARCHING REVIEW OF RESOURCES NEEDED AND STATE DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE TO ENSURE WE DO BETTER, TO PROTECT...
|
| 01:42:40 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
SECRETARY. IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU IN GOOD HEALTH AND AS COMBATIVE AS EVER. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THIS NATION....
|
| 01:47:25 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
SECURITY THAT WAS NEEDED. WE DID NOT HELP THEM WITH BORDER SECURITY. WE DID NOT GIVE THEM THE KIND OF ASSISTANCE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NECESSARY TO...
|
| 01:50:40 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
TO WORK TOGETHER. SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE THE KIND OF DISCUSSION WHERE WE CAN AGREE ON CERTAIN APPROACHES THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND, AGAIN,...
|
| 01:53:58 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
IS ABOUT MONEY. THEY MIGHT ARGUE YOU CAN'T SOLVE A PROBLEM BY THROWING MONEY AT IT. MADAM SECRETARY, YOU CAN'T SOLVE A PROBLEM BY THROWING MONEY AT...
|
| 01:56:33 |
Barrasso, John A. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
OUR CAPACITY, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO BE SMART ABOUT MAKING THE RIGHT INVESTMENTS IN DIPLOMACY AND DEVELOPMENT TO TRY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND PREVENT THEM....
|
| 01:58:22 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
COMING. AS YOU SAID, YOU NEVER SAW THE SECURITY REQUESTS. VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN IN THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SAID NO ONE TOLD US. THE CONCERN IS THAT...
|
| 02:03:02 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
FROM THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY OR DOD. THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN AFGHANISTAN AND THE BORDERS AREA BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN CERTAINLY HAS...
|
| 02:05:39 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
OF THEIR CHILDREN AND YOU CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, SO I WOULD ADD THAT TO THE LIST THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN HERE TODAY OF A VERY THOUGHTFUL...
|
| 02:08:29 |
Paul, Rand M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THE SUPPORT WITHIN OUR BUREAUCRACY THAT THEY DESERVE OUT ON THE GROUND PROTECTING OUR DIPLOMATS. >> AND I...
|
| 02:10:56 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
NOT WAR. BUT I THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO NNLD AND BE AWARE OF THE $80 MILLION SPENT ON A CONSULATE THAT WILL NEVER BE BUILT. I THINK IT'S INEXCUSABLE...
|
| 02:14:50 |
Murphy, Christopher "Chris" S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
THE LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES THAT THEY OUTLINED WAS SET AT THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY LEVEL AND BELOW. THE ADMINISTRATOR HAS SENT OFFICIALS...
|
| 02:17:01 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
IN NORTH AFRICA. AND I THINK YOU REFERENCED THIS IN YOUR OPENING REMARKS ABOUT ACTUALLY WHAT IS UNDER OUR CONTROL. ONE OF THE CRITICISMS IN THE REVIEW...
|
| 02:20:06 |
Kaine, Timothy M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Virginia
WITH HUMILITY. BUT WE'VE GOT SOME REAL ASSETS IF WE DEPLOY THEM RIGHT. AND HELPING TO REBUILD SECURITY IS ESSENTIAL. YOU KNOW, WE DID IT IN COLOMBIA....
|
| 02:21:10 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Secretary
TO FIGURE OUT HOW BEST TO UTILIZE THEM. >> THANK YOU. SENATOR CAIN. >> MADAM SECRETARY, I ALSO REGRET THAT OUR OVERLAP WILL BE SO BRIEF. I THINK THAT...
|
| 02:25:26 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
WERE PROTECTING DIPLOMATS AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS, OTHER CIVILIANS, MANY COUNTRIES HAVE PUT VERY STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS ON PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS....
|
| 02:29:12 |
Corker, Bob - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
TO PRODUCE INFORMATION ABOUT A TRAGEDY, AN INCIDENT, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET INFORMATION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AS WE SHOULD. BUT I THINK WHAT WE...
|
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.