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BlueCaliDem

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19. Actually, it did happen.

Sat May 11, 2013, 03:20 PM

May 2013

Although the House slashed funding, the Senate was able to restore much of it but still fell some $200 million short of the requested funds.

In Thursday’s hearings, Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer (CA), Robert Menendez (NJ), and Bob Casey (PA) didn’t shy away from recalling the effect Republican gutting of the State Department budget in the past Congress has had on diplomatic security. Boxer pointed out that the Obama administration requested $2.6 billion for the State Department in 2012, which the House of Representatives slashed. While the Senate was able to restore the a large amount of funding requested, State still wound up $200 million short over the last two years.

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/12/20/1366171/benghazi-review-restore-gop-cuts/

Clinton repeated her call for more funding during Benghazi hearings in January. Belatedly, House Republicans announced support for restored embassy security funding in order to off-set sequestration budget cuts.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/05/05/1964651/lynch-benghazi-budget-cuts/

I do recall she had called them out on it. I'll have to look at the tapes again, though. But fact remains, House Republicans *had* proposed to cut the budget

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They all voted no. [View all] bigtree May 2013 OP

Chris Wallace is SUCH an ass. annabanana May 2013 #1

I remember when Bill Clinton madokie May 2013 #2

Chris Wallace is such an effin' ass-wipe and a second-rate partisan hack indepat May 2013 #25

Facts? We don't need no steenkin' facts. hobbit709 May 2013 #3

HIt them the fuck harder. Baitball Blogger May 2013 #4

Rep. Lynch did a wonderful thing. He went into the lion's lair and roared. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #5

SoS Clinton did not call them out because it did not happen. former9thward May 2013 #9

Actually, it did happen. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #19

Yes they proposed it. former9thward May 2013 #21

That's a rightwing myth. Did you forget the 2011 Budget Control Act? BlueCaliDem May 2013 #23

I wish people would read links they post. former9thward May 2013 #24

I wish people would stop parroting the old Republican myth. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #30

I guess the American Prospect is also part of the "republican lie machine". former9thward May 2013 #33

Republicanism is Magical: Security is Produced by Magical Dust, not Actual Money Funding alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #6

I'm with you all the way.. pangaia May 2013 #11

Darrell Issa voted NO as well. JaneyVee May 2013 #7

I live next to Issa's district (used to be in it) in Ken Calvert's district, xtraxritical May 2013 #13

Tell me about it nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #16

If the Democrats didn't fund the FAA recently Life Long Dem May 2013 #8

here it is zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #10

OH MAN, I remember that..... pangaia May 2013 #12

"Big Dog did a lot of good shit and some bad shit" and he sure can lift his leg on Wallace. xtraxritical May 2013 #14

Boy I enjoyed that... pangaia May 2013 #15

Hey, ^that^. :-) xtraxritical May 2013 #18

What I want to see is Wallace and Blitzer on Jeopardy together. L0oniX May 2013 #20

Oh you stupid little right wing insects Generic Other May 2013 #17

ahem ... napkinz May 2013 #22

There's the story. Octafish May 2013 #26

Video Dman292 May 2013 #27

facts, facts, facts sarisataka May 2013 #28

Good for him. freshwest May 2013 #29

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #31

"Off-track..." Bwahaha! Try "owned" n/t dogknob May 2013 #32

It's Chris Wallace's job to get it off track... lame54 May 2013 #34

Cutting the Embassy Security Budget had nothing to do with security? MrScorpio May 2013 #35

If funding has nothing to do with security... lame54 May 2013 #36

DU Rec... SidDithers May 2013 #37

Great graphic! Thanks for posting WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #38

kick napkinz May 2013 #39

This should be the talking polnt for every Democrat kentuck May 2013 #40