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- $14\u00a0Million:\u00a0The State Department\u00a0has\u00a0spent\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0$14\u00a0million\u00a0responding to congressional investigations into\u00a0Benghazi.<\/strong>“During yesterday’s meeting, the State Department reported that it\u00a0has\u00a0now spent\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0$14\u00a0million\u00a0responding to the eight congressional investigations of the\u00a0Benghazi\u00a0attacks, turning over tens of thousands of pages of documents, and making dozens of witnesses available for scores of hearings, interviews, and briefings.” [Benghazi\u00a0Committee Democrats press release,\u00a010\/10\/15]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- $7.1 Million: The Benghazi Committee’s investigation has cost more than $7.1 million.\u00a0<\/strong>[Benghazi Investigation: The Cost to Taxpayers,\u00a0accessed 6\/27\/16<\/span><\/a>]
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+$2\u00a0Million: The Pentagon said multiple investigations into\u00a0Benghazi\u00a0had\u00a0cost\u00a0the Department of Defense “millions of dollars.”\u00a0<\/strong>“The Pentagon said\u00a0Tuesday\u00a0that its work to comply with the six congressional investigations into the September 2012 attack in\u00a0Benghazi, Libya,\u00a0has\u00a0cost\u00a0the military millions of dollars and thousands of man hours. The Pentagon said in a letter to Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.), the top Democrat on the House Armed services Committee, that Defense Department officials have participated in 50 congressional hearings, briefings and interviews about the attack.” [The Hill,\u00a03\/22\/14]
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33:<\/strong>\u00a0Number of congressional hearings, public or private, held on the Benghazi tragedy according to publicly available hearing transcripts, congressional reports, and committee websites and fact sheets.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs hearing,\u00a0Homeland Threats and Agency Responses<\/em>\u00a0held 9\/19\/12. [Homeland Threats and Agency Responses,\u00a09\/19\/12<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Committee on Armed Services hearing,\u00a0Full Committee Hearing on the Attack in Benghazi<\/em>\u00a0held 9\/19\/12. [Fact Sheet: HASC Oversight Activities on Libya, armedservices.house.gov,\u00a0accessed 4\/13\/15<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing,\u00a0The Security Failures of Benghazi<\/em>\u00a0held 10\/10\/12. [The Security Failures of Benghazi,\u00a010\/10\/12<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing,\u00a0Benghazi and Beyond: What Went Wrong on September 11, 2012 and How to Prevent it from Happening at other Frontline Posts, Part I<\/em>\u00a0held 11\/15\/12. [Benghazi and Beyond: What Went Wrong on September 11, 2012 and How to Prevent it from Happening at other Frontline Posts, Part I,\u00a011\/15\/12<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing,\u00a0Full Committee Hearing with DNI Clapper, ADCIA Morell, D\/NCTC Olsen, and Under Secretary Kennedy<\/em>\u00a0held 11\/15\/12. [Investigative Report on the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012, pg. 7, footnote 11,\u00a011\/21\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing,\u00a0Hearing on the Attacks in Benghazi<\/em>\u00a0held 11\/15\/12. [Senate Intelligence Committee press release,\u00a010\/25\/12<\/span><\/a>, SSCI Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012, pg. 3, footnote 4,\u00a01\/15\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing,\u00a0Full Committee Hearing on Benghazi<\/em>\u00a0held 11\/16\/12. [Investigative Report on the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012, pg. 25, footnote 131,\u00a011\/21\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing,\u00a0Hearing With General David Petraeus Re: His Knowledge of the Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya<\/em>\u00a0held 11\/16\/12. [SSCI Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012, Additional Majority Views, pg. 3, footnote 143,\u00a01\/15\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing,\u00a0Hearing on Security Issues at Benghazi and Threats to U.S. Intelligence and Diplomatic Personnel and Facilities Worldwide Since the Attack\u00a0<\/em>held 12\/4\/12. [SSCI Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012, pg. 6, footnote 18,\u00a01\/15\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing,\u00a0Full Committee classified hearing on efforts to find the Benghazi attackers<\/em>\u00a0held 12\/13\/12. [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Investigation into the Benghazi Terrorist Attacks Timeline of Investigation to date, no. 34,\u00a012\/04\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing,\u00a0Benghazi Attack, Part II: The Report of the Accountability Review Board<\/em>\u00a0held 12\/20\/12. [Benghazi Attack, Part II: The Report of the Accountability Review Board,\u00a012\/20\/12<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing,\u00a0Benghazi: The Attack and the Lessons Learned<\/em>\u00a0held 12\/20\/12. [Benghazi: The Attack and the Lessons Learned,\u00a012\/20\/12<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing,\u00a0Terrorist Attack in Benghazi: The Secretary of State’s View<\/em>\u00a0held 1\/23\/13. [Terrorist Attack in Benghazi: The Secretary of State’s View,\u00a01\/23\/13<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing with Secretary Clinton,\u00a0Benghazi: The Attacks and the Lessons Learned<\/em>\u00a0held 1\/23\/13. [Benghazi: The Attacks and the Lessons Learned,\u00a01\/23\/13<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing,\u00a0Department Of Defense’s Response To The Attack On U.S. Facilities In Benghazi, Libya, And The Findings Of Its Internal Review Following The Attack<\/em>\u00a0held 2\/7\/13. [Department Of Defense’s Response To The Attack On U.S. Facilities In Benghazi, Libya, And The Findings Of Its Internal Review Following The Attack,\u00a02\/7\/13<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Committee on Armed Services hearing,\u00a0The Posture of the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command\u00a0<\/em>held 3\/15\/13. [“HASC Committee Oversight of Benghazi Attack,” HASC website,\u00a0accessed 4\/21\/15<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing,\u00a0Securing U.S. Interests Abroad: The FY 2014 Foreign Affairs Budget<\/em>\u00a0held 4\/17\/13. [“Investigation of Benghazi,” gop.gov,\u00a0accessed 4\/13\/15<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing,\u00a0Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage<\/em>\u00a0held 5\/8\/13. [Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage,\u00a05\/8\/13<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing,\u00a0Full Committee Hearing with CIA’s former Chief of Benghazi Base<\/em>\u00a0held 5\/22\/13. [Investigative Report on the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012, pg. 14, footnote 70,\u00a011\/21\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing,\u00a0Full Committee Hearing with Deputy CIA Director Michael Morell<\/em>\u00a0held 5\/22\/13. [Investigative Report on the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012, pg. 16, footnote 83,\u00a011\/21\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing,\u00a0Full Committee Hearing on Benghazi Investigation<\/em>\u00a0held 6\/14\/13. [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Investigation into the Benghazi Terrorist Attacks Timeline of Investigation to date, no. 63,\u00a012\/04\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, and Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa joint hearing,\u00a0The Terrorist Threat in North Africa: Before and After Benghazi<\/em>\u00a0held 7\/10\/13. [The Terrorist Threat in North Africa: Before and After Benghazi,\u00a07\/10\/13<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing,\u00a0Full Committee Hearing with DCIA Brennan<\/em>\u00a0held 7\/25\/13. [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Investigation into the Benghazi Terrorist Attacks Timeline of Investigation to date, no. 70,\u00a012\/04\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing,\u00a0Full Committee Hearing on Benghazi Investigation<\/em>\u00a0held 9\/12\/13. [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Investigation into the Benghazi Terrorist Attacks Timeline of Investigation to date, no. 74,\u00a012\/04\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing,\u00a0Benghazi: Where is the State Department Accountability?<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 held 9\/18\/13. [Benghazi: Where is the State Department Accountability?,\u00a09\/18\/13<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversights and Investigations hearing,\u00a0Defense Department’s Posture for September 11, 2013: What are the Lessons of Benghazi?<\/em>\u00a0held 9\/19\/13. [Defense Department’s Posture for September 11, 2013: What are the Lessons of Benghazi?,\u00a09\/19\/13<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing,\u00a0Reviews of the Benghazi Attack and Unanswered Questions<\/em>\u00a0held 9\/19\/13. [Reviews of the Benghazi Attack and Unanswered Questions,\u00a09\/19\/13<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing,\u00a0The Benghazi Talking Points and Michael J. Morell’s Role in Shaping the Administration’s Narrative<\/em>\u00a0held 4\/2\/14. [The Benghazi Talking Points and Michael J. Morell’s Role in Shaping the Administration’s Narrative,\u00a04\/2\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing,\u00a0Benghazi, Instability, and a New Government: Successes and Failures of U.S. Intervention in Libya<\/em>\u00a0held 5\/1\/14. [Benghazi, Instability, and a New Government: Successes and Failures of U.S. Intervention in Libya,\u00a05\/1\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing,\u00a0Implementation of the Accountability Review Board Recommendations<\/em>\u00a0held 9\/17\/14. [Implementation of the Accountability Review Board Recommendations,\u00a09\/17\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing,\u00a0Reviewing Efforts to Secure U.S. Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel<\/em>\u00a0held 12\/10\/14. [Reviewing Efforts to Secure U.S. Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel,\u00a012\/10\/14<\/span><\/a>]
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing,\u00a0Status Review of Outstanding Requests<\/em>\u00a0held 1\/27\/15. [Status Review of Outstanding Requests,\u00a01\/27\/15<\/span><\/a>]
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House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing,\u00a0Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton<\/em>\u00a0held 10\/22\/15. [Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,\u00a010\/22\/15<\/span><\/a>]
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\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n - $7.1 Million: The Benghazi Committee’s investigation has cost more than $7.1 million.\u00a0<\/strong>[Benghazi Investigation: The Cost to Taxpayers,\u00a0accessed 6\/27\/16<\/span><\/a>]