“Recently released emails suggest that the White House was intimately involved in the media response to Benghazi. I support Speaker Boehner’s decision to set up a select committee to investigate whether the White House initiated politically-motivated spin about this critical lapse in our diplomatic security,” said Rep. Foxx. “The latest trove of emails makes it absolutely clear that the White House is not cooperating with the House’s oversight efforts, and establishing a select committee is the logical next step.”

 “We need to put politics aside and focus on getting answers to ensure this never happens again.”

 Last week, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the White House released a series of emails from the days after of the attack. In the emails, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes edited early talking points in an attempt to ensure the attacks were blamed on “[An] Internet video, and not a broader failure or policy.”

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 Congresswoman Virginia Foxx is currently in her fifth term as the Representative of North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District and is the elected Republican Conference Secretary. Dr. Foxx is the chair of the House Education & the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and serves as Vice Chair of the House Rules Committee