The Department has always been cooperative. So I am concerned about this, and Members of the committee are, as well.

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 107, I was detained and missed the vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________

Today I focus my remarks on one decision of particular concern with many of our fellow Members of the House...

I thank my good friend from Texas and agree with him that 30 percent is way too high. One is too many, but 30 percent is way--way too high. I yield to my good friend from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan).

Mr. Speaker, the safety of Americans, the security of America, should never be jeopardized for any reason, but certainly not simply for the purpose of fulfilling a campaign pledge. The President recently released a plan about closing…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the topic of this Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…

Mr. Speaker, how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 3 minutes remaining.

Folks, there you have it. The case has been made. At this point, it is essentially irrefutable. You can't see what the upside is to bringing these people to the United States and closing the facility. Al Qaeda, ISIS, radical Islamists, are…

I thank the majority whip for his passion and his remarks. While he talks about the battlefield, we are going to hear from somebody that has been to the battlefield. The other thing about these terrorists that are spending their time in…

I think sometimes it seems like the President would like Americans to be more concerned with the rights of terrorists than their own rights. I wonder about and think about all those MPs, all those members of the services that go down and…

Leadership requires making hard decisions, hard choices, and making people accountable.