Political Quotes

“I wish to thank my colleague from Georgia, who is the Republican ranking member on the Senate Intelligence Committee. Senator Chambliss has seen so much in terms of the real threats that we face from terrorists in this country. I appreciate his leadership on ensuring that America remains safe and his leadership on this issue of ensuring that the Guantanamo detainees are not released to get back in the fight against us, to attack not only our soldiers but us and our allies. I would start with the Defense authorization, as it stands, and even the side-by-side offered by Chairman Levin, is a dramatic change from current policy of where we are now with regard to Guantanamo and the transfer of Guantanamo detainees internationally and to the United States of America between last year's Defense authorization and this year's Defense authorization. What has changed? The only thing that has changed is the fact that the reengagement rate of those who are suspected of having been released--who have been released from Guantanamo and are suspected or actually have reengaged in the fight against us--has increased, not decreased. Yet the status quo of where we stand now, if our amendment just described by Senator Chambliss is not adopted, amendment No. 2255--is that we would weaken what is required to be certified from people who are released from Guantanamo.…”