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On the recordJuly 23, 2013
All of that can be accomplished by holding them within the United States.
Said by
Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Smith believes detainees can be held safely in U.S. prisons instead of Guantanamo.

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