Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
U.S. Representative, Florida, Republican
Representative Ros-Lehtinen, of the Eighteenth District of Florida, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1989. She chairs the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The following is excerpted from a statement during the November 15, 2012, House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on “Benghazi and Beyond: What Went Wrong on September 11, 2012, and How to Prevent It From Happening at Other Frontline Posts.” Before beginning, I want to assure the families and the friends of the four brave Americans killed in the attack on the consulate in Benghazi, and our diplomatic personnel serving in high-risk…