Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry), my colleague, for organizing this Special Order. Mr. Speaker, it is absolutely important that the American people need to learn about the President's proposal and what impact it is going to have on our country. Folks, closing GTMO and transferring these dangerous terrorists to United States soil is a terrible and an illogical idea. Instead of putting America first, the President once again continues to weaken our national security by pursuing decisions apparently geared toward solidifying some form of his legacy. I am just not sure who he is trying to impress here. Did you know that as many as one in three--the gentleman from Pennsylvania said 30 percent and rising; with the latest figures I have, 33 percent--one in three former GTMO detainees have returned or are suspected of returning to terrorist organizations? One in three, Mr. Speaker. In baseball, that is a .333 batting average. That is good enough to get you into the Hall of Fame in many instances. Speaking of Hall of Famers, Mr. Speaker, the most infamous former GTMO detainee, one of their hall of famers, if you will, is Ibrahim al Qosi, once the cook for none other than Osama bin Laden himself. Al Qosi pled guilty to charges of conspiracy and providing material support to al Qaeda. Al Qosi was transferred from GTMO to Sudan, his home country, after 2 years. Well, since his release, he has become an influential leader within--you guessed it--al Qaeda in Yemen.…”