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

What worries me is, as we sit here, ... there seems to be no plan for that.

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

Do you agree that the facility is lawful and humane?

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

If any of these detainees have been--are suspected or confirmed for having been involved in killing us, our NATO allies, or a coalition servicemember, I--I'm actually surprised you don't know the answer to that.

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

I think the American people deserve to know whether any of the Taliban five have reengaged.

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

I think this is something that is atrocious, that one of our men and women in uniform, or any of our allies or anyone working with us, should ever be forced--when we had someone captured as a prisoner of war, we had them taken from the…

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

I would say, far too insufficient of a time, because you had them on ships because this administration is so adverse to putting anyone in Guantanamo.

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

Fazul's return is like pouring 10,000 Taliban fighters into the battle on the side of the jihad.

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

If we get Ayman al-Zawahiri tomorrow, the head of al-Qaeda, or al-Baghdadi, the head of ISIS, where--what will we do with them?

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

Once they go into an Article 3 court, they're entitled to Miranda...

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

I think that we deserve to know, from the administration when they release someone, are they just releasing them back...

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

if a released detainee generates terrorist propaganda, this is not technically considered reengagement, correct?

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

can a member of al Qaeda or the Taliban play a significant role in terrorist planning and leadership without being in the respective country?

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

have any of the other 28 detainees (not including the Taliban 5) transferred in 2014 or 2015 reengaged in terrorism?

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

I think the American people have a right to know----

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

I do not understand why the American people can't be told a basic question.

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 4, 2015

What are we going to do with this person? Would we--we hope for the best, but we plan for the worst.

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Dean Heller
@deanheller· Republican · NV· Feb 4, 2015

I think that is good for the State of Nevada. We would bring more people in to portions of our State, and I think it is a core function of this government.

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