Lindsey Graham: “We have an election that is coming up in 2012, in November 2012. We…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2011

We have an election that is coming up in 2012, in November 2012. We will be pressing for the closure of the facility between now and then.

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Graham references a commitment to push for Gitmo's closure ahead of the 2012 election.

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Lindsey Graham: “We have an election that is coming up in 2012, in November 2012. We will be pressing for the closure of the facility…”