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With Hearing Planned Wednesday, Chaffetz Discusses Trip to Libya

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Following the deadly September 11 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya last month, Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz is among those in the House who believe the Obama Administration failed to respond to security threats in the weeks and months before. After a recent trip to Libya, the lawmaker, who is chair of the House Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, will help lead a Congressional hearing on the issue tomorrow.

Congressman Jason Chaffetz (from C-SPAN)

(KCPW News) Following the deadly September 11 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya last month, Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz is among those in the House who believe the Obama Administration failed to respond to security threats in the weeks and months before. After a recent trip to Libya, the lawmaker, who is chair of the House Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, will help lead a Congressional hearing on the issue tomorrow. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson spoke with Chaffetz in advance of the hearing, asking him what he saw on his trip.

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