Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I come to the Senate floor to talk about an issue I have worked on for a number of years and something I feel very strongly about; that is, our detention and interrogation policy. Since this administration has gotten into office, based on a campaign promise, the President has sought to close Guantanamo Bay. This administration has continued to release individuals held at Guantanamo--dangerous terrorists, with backgrounds, whether it is involvement with Al Qaeda or involvement with the Taliban or other groups. Just recently, they have released another 11 individuals from Guantanamo Bay. One of the issues that has troubled me most about this is that I think it is very important the American people know what is going on, but so much of this is happening in the cloak of darkness. So much of it is an unwillingness of this administration to level with the American people about the terrorist affiliations and activities of current and former Guantanamo Bay detainees. We have seen the most recent example of that which is troubling. On March 23 of 2016, Paul Lewis, the Special Envoy for Guantanamo Detention Closure, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee that there have been Americans who have died because of Guantanamo Bay detainees. He was asked about this in this House hearing.…”