Political Quotes

John McCain: “The President's Executive order, Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
The President's Executive order, Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities, January 22, 2009, directed the review of the status of each individual currently detained at Guantanamo.
Said by
John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain discusses the President's directive on reviewing detainee status at Guantanamo.

Share

More from John McCain

Aug 21, 2018

I want to say to all of you that I am so honored to be here to speak before this Committee.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2018

These are not just any jobs. These are well-paying jobs that keep a lot of people employed.

congress.gov
Jul 16, 2018

No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant. Not only did President Trump fail to speak the truth about an adversary; but speaking for America to the world, our president failed to defend all that makes us who…

congress.gov
Aug 21, 2018

I especially want to acknowledge the leadership of Senator McCain of Arizona who introduced the Native American Languages Act (NALA) in 1990.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation