[Hoodat]

In 2008, the State Department budget was $10.5 billion. Today, it is $51.6 billion.

[YouGoTexasGirl]

Well....just cutting some of her world running would have provided security for several nations!!!

She’s a flake!

[napscoordinator]

I don’t remember her getting on TV complaining about the State Department not having enough money. I know that Congress stopped some of the money from getting to the State Department for Ambassador Protection which was not smart of Congress, but I don’t remember Hillary getting on TV and yelling about it at that time. So many are responsible for this mess.....Hillary, The Security Team, Congress, Obama, and many more.

[foundedonpurpose]

Who gave the order to not protect our ambassador? We had an answer 2.5 hrs away.

It took 6 hrs. for all of them to die!

Who gave the order? If that person had given the OK, no one would be dead!

At least from what I’ve scoped out!

FU Hillary and your disgrace to my brothers, and there families!

[Vince Ferrer]

She is trying to shift the blame onto the nearest plausible republicans.

[freekitty]

Wonder how much of that money Hillary and Bill have dipped into for themselves?

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

With more funding to the State Department ,
we would probably see more arms going to the Mooselimb Buddiehood

P.S. Hillary - Why was Stevens in Benghazi in the first place ?
A State Department errand ?

[Uncle Chip]

Someone is doing a lot of skimming —

[Tzimisce]

It's not her fault these guys are dead.

It's YOUR fault for not paying your fair share!

[Colorado Doug]

I had read someplace that the state Department had two-billion dollars set aside and available for security and it was not used. Sorry, I wish I had the link but I don't.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Perhaps Secretary Clinton could provide information on which approved Federal budget within the last four years contained cuts for embassy and consulate funding.

[onyx]

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[Milton Miteybad]

Rep. Milton Miteybad, looking at Mrs. Clinton over his spectacles:

"Madame Secretary...could you please explain to the Committee how additional funding for the State Department will make you less incompetent at your job? The fact that this Benghazi slaughter occurred at all indicates that you can't properly allocate the financial resources already at your disposal. I fail to see how appropriating more money, as you suggest, will do anything other than afford you a more expensive avenue for getting our diplomats killed."