On the recordMay 17, 2016
So, again, for all these reasons--it weakens our security, it drains our resources, it emboldens our enemies, and it is contrary to liberty and everything that we stand for--I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and to lift these restrictions on closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. If people must be kept in prison, then they can be kept here a heck of a lot more cheaply and without subjecting us to the continued propaganda against Guantanamo. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.





