in response chairman gowdy assured the families of chris stevens, sean smith, and glen daugherty that this investigation would honor their loved ones by being bipartisan, fair and based on the facts. one of the things that i said to the father of tyrone woods is that i would do everything in my power to seek the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me god. the chairman said that he would transcend politics, and that's a quote. he stated these words and they meant so much when he said them. he said, if we engage in a process that is not fair according to the american people, we will be punished, as we should be for that, end of quote. unfortunately, since then, democrats have been excluded from core components of this investigation. people may find it difficult to believe, but eight months into this investigation democrats and republicans on this committee have not spoken jointly with even a single witness. instead, we were stunned to suffer that the chairman and staff have interviewed at least five individuals on their own without including democrats or even notify