Just fourteen months ago – on September 11, 2012 – a heavily armed band of over 100 Libyan militiamen stormed the United States Consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya. Our Ambassador, Chris Stevens, and three other brave Americans were brutally and savagely murdered.

That is what we know for certain.

Unfortunately, that is all we know for certain.

Despite the investigative work of four standing House Committees – Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Judiciary and Oversight – today more Americans – 62% according to a recent poll -- believe there is a cover-up than have believed it at any time in the year since the attacks occurred.

Several weeks ago in a bombshell report, CNN uncovered information that these four House committees failed to unearth: the CIA had three dozen personnel on the ground at Benghazi that night; at least seven were seriously injured; CIA personnel were secretly evacuated in the dark of the night; and they have been kept hidden from Congressional investigators since through the unprecedented use of monthly polygraph examinations to ensure that they do not talk to House staff or members of the media.

CNN described it “as pure intimidation, with the threat that any unauthorized CIA employee who leaks information could face the end of his or her career.”

One insider wrote to CNN, "You don't jeopardize yourself, you jeopardize your family as well." Another said, "You have no idea the amount of pressure being brought to bear on anyone with knowledge of this operation."

And why can CNN uncover this -- and four standing committees of the House of Representatives armed with hundreds of staff and subpoena power -- cannot?

There are more questions today than ever before.

Why has not one person who was in Benghazi the night of the attack been subpoenaed to testify publicly before Congress?

Why has the Congress not asked, or subpoenaed, these individuals to testify before House committees that have been investigating over the past year?

How many Benghazi survivors, including federal employees, military personnel or contractors, have been asked to sign additional Non-Disclosure Agreements by the different agencies relating to what happened in Benghazi?

In the face of any cover-up, speculation runs rampant.

Some wonder if the Obama administration was using Benghazi as a hub to transfer weapons through Turkey to Syrian rebels; others suspect the CIA outpost in Benghazi was a rendition site where “enhanced interrogations” were taking place and these militants were storming the compound to free their comrades.

It is clear that the current multi-headed Congressional probe is failing – and the administration’s strong-armed stonewall approach is still working.

Mr. Speaker, up until now we have agreed with your conservative, steady leadership and faith in the “regular order” of the House to uncover the truth.

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