"There is no national security reason to keep Guantanamo open."
"I commend it to my colleagues."
"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."
"I have spoken on the Senate floor more than 65 times about the need to close this prison."
"the waste has to end."
"In fact, every single undocumented immigrant--according to the Party Platform adopted in Tampa--was to leave the country. All 11 million."
"Just last November, every single Republican ran on a platform that said no to any form of legalization ever."
"Your Presidential candidate said they had to self-deport."
"The movement we saw earlier in the year towards compromise and cooperation is beginning to be visible again."
"can we have a fair system of justice?"