Rep. Wolf pushes for new Benghazi select committee

But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) quickly shot
down the idea, and it did not garner much support with the group’s Senate Republican
colleagues either.

{mosads}Wolf’s amendment is one of several dozen rules changes being considered by House Republicans Wednesday before the rules package for the 113th Congress
will be presented to the full House Thursday.

Wolf first introduced his resolution in December, which
currently has 34 co-sponsors.

His office said that the select committee “would combine the
multiple current investigations to prevent overlap, avoid jurisdictional gaps and
ensure a comprehensive review.”

The committee would include top lawmakers from the
Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Judiciary, Government Reform and
Homeland Security Committees. The Select Committee would release a report on the attack
within 90 days of its first meeting.

Many House and Senate committees are already investigating
the Benghazi attack, and top officials have testified before several panels.

The Senate Homeland Security Committee released a
report on the attack Monday, which faulted both the State Department and
Pentagon for the attack. An independent Accountability Review Board also
released its
own report last month focused on the State Department’s role and missteps.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had to postpone plans to
testify in Congress last month when she became ill, but has said she will still
testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the next Congress.