Gowdy Threatens to Cut State Dept Funding

I love the way Tret Gowdy is actually using the power of his position:

In a speech over the weekend, Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) touted the panel teaming up with appropriators to withhold non-security related funding from the State Department if the agency does not hand over additional documents relevant to the investigation.

He told the National Federation of Pachyderm Clubs in Chattanooga, Tenn., that lawmakers “tried public shame, it didn’t work. We’ve tried threats and subpoenas and letters, that hasn’t worked.”

“What has worked was when we partnered with our friends on appropriations and let the State Department and other agencies know, your money will be cut if you do not provide us with documents,” Gowdy said to applause at the event