WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the 102nd anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth, Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-08) today briefly spoke from his Capitol Hill office about one of his first memories of Ronald Reagan and about the values Republicans can still learn from Reagan's leadership. Franks also introduced a "Reagan resolution" (H.Res. 56) celebrating the life of Ronald Reagan and chronicling some of the many significant milestones and achievements in his life, including his strengthening of American national defense, his work in developing our current national ballistic missile defense system, his bold reassertion of American freedom and exceptionalism, and his considerable role in the defeat of Soviet communist totalitarianism
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Trent Franks Statement on Benghazi Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington, D.C. — Congressman Franks (R-AZ) issued the following statement in response to yesterday afternoon's hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA). The hearing investigated the security failures leading up to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, which resulted in the death of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
"I commend Chairman Issa and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee Members for having the courage to carry out yesterday's hearing. The questions that were addressed are critical to safeguarding America's national security and particularly the lives of our foreign service officers and forward deployed military personnel. Our commitment to honor the lives of those who were lost must include a determination to leave no stone unturned when it comes to understanding where our State Department's security measures failed and ensuring that such failures never happen again.
"Additionally, the Obama Administration's shameful and politically-charged attempt to portray the Benghazi attacks as almost-justified reaction to an ugly YouTube video, is a disgrace beyond words that crystallizes the failure of its entire national security policy. The fact that numerous requests for additional security on the ground at the U.S. Embassy in Libya were repeatedly denied, highlights a practice of making dangerous, politically-motivated national security decisions that have become a common practice within the Obama Administration.
"The safety of American citizens and the security of the United States of America must never be subjugated or held hostage by a political agenda. The Benghazi hearing was an important step toward uncovering the growing scandal surrounding this horrific attack, of being honest about the nature of the enemy we face, and reasserting our commitment to protecting both the freedoms of Americans here and those heroic individuals who serve us abroad."
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"I commend Chairman Issa and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee Members for having the courage to carry out yesterday's hearing. The questions that were addressed are critical to safeguarding America's national security and particularly the lives of our foreign service officers and forward deployed military personnel. Our commitment to honor the lives of those who were lost must include a determination to leave no stone unturned when it comes to understanding where our State Department's security measures failed and ensuring that such failures never happen again.
"Additionally, the Obama Administration's shameful and politically-charged attempt to portray the Benghazi attacks as almost-justified reaction to an ugly YouTube video, is a disgrace beyond words that crystallizes the failure of its entire national security policy. The fact that numerous requests for additional security on the ground at the U.S. Embassy in Libya were repeatedly denied, highlights a practice of making dangerous, politically-motivated national security decisions that have become a common practice within the Obama Administration.
"The safety of American citizens and the security of the United States of America must never be subjugated or held hostage by a political agenda. The Benghazi hearing was an important step toward uncovering the growing scandal surrounding this horrific attack, of being honest about the nature of the enemy we face, and reasserting our commitment to protecting both the freedoms of Americans here and those heroic individuals who serve us abroad."
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
You are Invited to Attend a Tucson Lunch in Support of Jonathan Paton For Congress
Featuring Special Guests:
Congressman Trent Franks
Congressman Paul Gosar
Congressman David Schweikert
Thursday, September 27
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Tucson Country Club (map)
2950 North Camino Principal
Tucson, AZ 85715
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Congressman Trent Franks
Congressman Paul Gosar
Congressman David Schweikert
Thursday, September 27
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Tucson Country Club (map)
2950 North Camino Principal
Tucson, AZ 85715
RSVP => paton2012.com/event/general-election-campaign-kick...ption
#jonathanpaton #trentfranks #davidschweikert #paulgosar #az01
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Rep Trent Franks Calls for Holder Resignation Following Contempt Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02) released the following statement after today's 255-67 House vote in favor of holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over his handling of Operation Fast and Furious:
"Today was a momentous one for the Obama Administration. Mere hours after the Supreme Court upheld Mr. Obama's government takeover of the American healthcare industry -- a policy amounting to the largest tax increase in American history (according to today's Supreme Court decision), Mr. Obama's own attorney general became the first ever to be held in contempt of Congress.
"Having overseen an incomprehensibly flawed operation that has led to an estimated death tally in excess of 200, this Administration owes clear, straight answers to the many who have suffered as a result of their gifting thousands of guns to violent drug cartels. But instead of coming clean, this Administration has clearly stonewalled and covered up vital documents, something I personally witnessed when I and other Judiciary Committee members questioned Mr. Holder late last year.
"Reflecting on today's vote to hold Mr. Holder accountable, I note that the only appropriate response to the stunning mishandling of Operation Fast and Furious is Mr. Holder's prompt resignation from the post he has executed in such a spectacularly damaging fashion."
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"Today was a momentous one for the Obama Administration. Mere hours after the Supreme Court upheld Mr. Obama's government takeover of the American healthcare industry -- a policy amounting to the largest tax increase in American history (according to today's Supreme Court decision), Mr. Obama's own attorney general became the first ever to be held in contempt of Congress.
"Having overseen an incomprehensibly flawed operation that has led to an estimated death tally in excess of 200, this Administration owes clear, straight answers to the many who have suffered as a result of their gifting thousands of guns to violent drug cartels. But instead of coming clean, this Administration has clearly stonewalled and covered up vital documents, something I personally witnessed when I and other Judiciary Committee members questioned Mr. Holder late last year.
"Reflecting on today's vote to hold Mr. Holder accountable, I note that the only appropriate response to the stunning mishandling of Operation Fast and Furious is Mr. Holder's prompt resignation from the post he has executed in such a spectacularly damaging fashion."
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