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On the recordApril 27, 2016
I am honored to present testimony to you regarding the impact a transfer of detainees from the Detention Center at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station to the Disciplinary Barracks at Ft. Leavenworth will have on our city, county, region and the Fort itself.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson expresses gratitude for the opportunity to testify about detainee transfers.

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