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I thank you for listening to me and your commentary tonight. Let's continue our robust friendship and our collegiality as we work through differences and difficulties, which are inevitable in a body like this where there are indeed…
We are classmates. While we are on different sides of the political aisle, nonetheless I hope that you consider me as much of a friend as I consider you.
First, if my friend, Congressman Green, wouldn't mind staying a moment, I would like to offer a few comments on what you said. Unfortunately, I missed the larger body of your talk, but I would like to add a few things, if you don't mind.
My thanks to you and the Ranking Member for holding this very timely hearing today.
The President has determined that closing it is a national security imperative.
It is hard to overstate how damaging the continued existence of the Detention Facility at Guantanamo has been and continues to be.
When you start arresting 65-year-old grandmothers for heroin use, you have to ask yourself, what is going on.
It is not just the Federal Government's problem. It is all our problems.
I am very concerned about that. If you can bring drugs or product through, you can bring terrorists through.
Congress has a responsibility to protect the Nation from unlawful entry, from transnational crime, and from threat of terrorism.
We need to get to work on comprehensive immigration reform.
I think it is a little confusing when we hear about our deterrent described as unaffordable, and to me the alternative, letting that deterrent age out--that has the unaffordable cost to us.
We need to step forward and really see that through if we are going to continue to enjoy the security that we have as a country.
I appreciate your views on that, and I agree with your views.
There's a perception that it is the military's responsibility to fix the problem. Problems are not fixed by militaries.
I don't know for certain that there was involvement. I know for certain there's a plenty smoked gun line around the room and this happens to be the latest one.
Both the Congress and the administration need to follow this up. This is an extraordinary interview, the content is important.