We Must Not Jeopardize National Security by Closing Guantanamo Bay

Statement

Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) issued the following statement on the administration's plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility:

"For seven years, President Obama has tried to convince Congress and the American people that the closure of Guantanamo Bay does not pose a threat to our homeland. His new push for this plan, yet again, fails to provide critical details as required by law and directly defies the prohibition against transferring terrorist detainees to American soil. I've voted for legislation signed into law by the president himself which prevents the closure of Guantanamo Bay. As a former terrorism prosecutor who put terrorist sympathizers in prison, I'll remain steadfast in opposing any attempt to advance this plan which poses such a significant national security threat to our country."

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