Scott Resolution Puts Senate on Record Opposing Transfer of GITMO Detainees

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), along with four Senate colleagues, today introduced a resolution formally rejecting President Obama's plan to transfer prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities to an alternate location in American communities, which is explicitly prohibited by law. The resolution is sponsored by Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and cosponsored by US Senators Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.).

"President Obama continues to show his willingness to defy current law, Congress and the American people in regards to Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo holds the worst of the worst, and that's where these dangerous terrorists should stay. The President's effort to transfer as many detainees as possible out of Guantanamo before removing the remaining terrorists to domestic soil is misguided and reckless. Our resolution makes the Senate's position clear, leave Gitmo open and do not send dangerous terrorists to US soil. I'm proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) as we continue to fight to ensure our nation is safe."

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