I appreciate the President's renewed vow to shutter this unnecessary, expensive, and inefficient prison.
the military commission system for trying these detainees is not working.
It is time to end this sad chapter of our history. Eleven years is far too long. We need to close Guantanamo.
That reference to John Adams is one that just stands out in this man's biography.
The argument that the Guantanamo facility represents a valuable intelligence tool is simply wrong.
I believe the President should move, according to his promise, to close Guantanamo.
Guantanamo is a terrorist-creating institution and is a direct facilitator in filling out the ranks of Al-Qaeda.
I commend it to my colleagues.
There is no national security reason to keep Guantanamo open.
Thank you, Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Cruz, and Members of the Committee, for inviting me today to testify.
the status quo at Guantanamo is untenable.