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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Feb 4, 2015

I really strongly feel this a mistake and it's not helpful to the national security of the United States.

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Feb 4, 2015

What is your position with regard to the President's policy of trying detainees in civilian courts versus military commissions?

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Feb 4, 2015

Of the GTMO detainees that the United States has confirmed returned to the fight, can you assure this committee that none of them have been responsible for the deaths of additional United States or coalition personnel after their release…

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Feb 4, 2015

Is it administration and DOD policy that Guantanamo will remain in the possession of the United States during this administration?

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Feb 4, 2015

Is the detention facility at GTMO fully compliant with Geneva Convention?

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Feb 4, 2015

Are any of you aware of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay being used as a bargaining chip in this administration's quest for full diplomatic relations with Cuba?

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Feb 4, 2015

Are you aware of any administration or DOD plans to close Naval Station Guantanamo Bay over the next 2 years?

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Lamar Alexander
@lamaralexander· Republican · TN· Feb 4, 2015

We appreciate the committee's attention to this critical issue facing the hospitality industry.

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Dan Coats
@dancoats· Republican · IN· Feb 4, 2015

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…

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Dan Coats
@dancoats· Republican · IN· Feb 4, 2015

Mr. President, I wish to make some remarks about the President's budget, which was presented to us on Monday of this week as his annual proposal to Congress. Given our country's enormous fiscal challenges and the results of the 2014…

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Dan Coats
@dancoats· Republican · IN· Feb 4, 2015

If I could ask the Senator from Virginia to yield for a response without yielding the floor, and I will yield right back to him. I wish to say that the perception of the public is that this is a partisan issue. It is not. The Democratic…

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Kelly Ayotte
@kellyayotte· Republican · NH· Feb 4, 2015

Mr. President, I wish to honor the life of William ``Blake'' Marston, a Navy SEAL from New Hampshire who was tragically killed in the line of duty. Blake Marston was an extraordinary man who served our Nation with honor, courage, and…

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Chuck Hagel
@chuckhagel· Republican · NE· Feb 4, 2015

The President has determined that closing it is a national security imperative.

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Feb 4, 2015

American workers who are taking the brunt of it.

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Chuck Hagel
@chuckhagel· Republican · NE· Feb 4, 2015

It is hard to overstate how damaging the continued existence of the Detention Facility at Guantanamo has been and continues to be.

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Feb 4, 2015

I do think that currency manipulation does affect trade.

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Feb 4, 2015

I think it is an opportunity in this budget for us to try to make progress.

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