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Wicker Statement on Obama's GTMO Plan

Statement

Date: Feb. 23, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement regarding President Obama's plan to transfer terrorists currently held at Guantanamo Bay to the United States:

"Congress has repeatedly voted to stop the President from transferring known terrorists to the United States -- a stance supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. In fact, the President signed a bill into law just a few months ago that prohibited such a move. Now he has put forward a misguided plan that could endanger American communities and have far-reaching implications on our national security strategy."


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