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Sunday, December 23, 2012

More Embassy-Security Funds

State Department officials appealed yesterday to Congress for more embassy-security funds. Two deputy secretaries testified in back-to-back hearings on the security lapses that led to the attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya. William Burns told lawmakers: the agency had learned some hard lessons and is acting on them. Senate Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) said the department had clear warning signs of the danger, but Congress should be blamed for failing to provide enough funding. The State Department wants $1.4 billion for increased security next year.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

...I guess Kerry didn't hear the earlier testimony stating without repudiation that there was no lack of funds.