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Kelly Ayotte: I would hope that we would not bring those two individuals to the United States, because I'd have a hard time explaining…

On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
I would hope that we would not bring those two individuals to the United States, because I'd have a hard time explaining that to my constituents when we have the availability of the GTMO detention facility.
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Kelly Ayotte
Republican · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Ayotte expresses concern about transferring detainees to the U.S. from GTMO.

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