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Kay Bailey Hutchison: While the decision by the Obama Administration to close Guantanamo is a policy decision with which I disagree, I am also…

On the recordMarch 24, 2010
While the decision by the Obama Administration to close Guantanamo is a policy decision with which I disagree, I am also concerned about whether or not the decision to transfer the Guantanamo detainees to an existing prison in Illinois with the associated construction and renovation costs is a fiscally responsible decision.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas

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Hutchison expresses disagreement with closing Guantanamo and questions the fiscal responsibility of transferring detainees.

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