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Martin Heinrich: Maintaining the prison at Guantanamo is costing American taxpayers almost $5 billion since it opened in 2002.

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
Maintaining the prison at Guantanamo is costing American taxpayers almost $5 billion since it opened in 2002.
Said by
Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Heinrich highlights the high costs of the Guantanamo detention facility.

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