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Ryan Zinke: Well, how soon we forget why they are there. How soon we forget. Why are they there? Go to New York and look at the…

On the recordMay 17, 2016
Well, how soon we forget why they are there. How soon we forget. Why are they there? Go to New York and look at the names engraved of the ladder men, the commercial pilots, the innocent. I did a lot to put them there. I don't remember reading Miranda rights or warrants. Yet some people want to bring them back to the United States under U.S. law where rules of evidence and Miranda rights would apply. Yet that is ignored. Now we are asking for tighter controls overseas because one-third go back to the battlefield. Is it a risk we should incur? The answer is no. Why? Because what is left is the bottom. These are the guys that are not hanging around evil. These are the guys that are evil. They are absolutely evil, and we have seen it. So putting more controls, more restrictions to protect American lives is what we must do in Congress. This is not a Democratic or Republican issue. This is an American issue. {time} 1800
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Ryan Zinke
Republican · Montana
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May 17, 2016

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