I welcome the President’s submission to Congress of a blueprint to finally shutter the prison at Guantanamo Bay. #GTMO
Continued operation of #GTMO damages our 'intnl standing, provides propaganda tool for terror & costs 100s of millions of dollars each year.
We have a proven and effective alternative in our federal courts, which have consistently disposed of our most serious terrorism cases.
As report to Congress makes clear, to degree that a category of detainees are not suitable for prosecution and must continue to be held ...
...for duration of conflict under laws of war, our maximum security prisons or military facilities are more than capable of doing the job.
It's time for Congress to work with the Administration to put in place a legal regime that works – not block it at every turn. #GTMO
At very least Congress should get out of way & lift restrictions that make it difficult or impossible to close Guantanamo, once and for all.
Closing the #Guantanamo prison will make us safer, it will save us money, and it is the right thing to do.
Read my full statement here: democrats.intelligence.house.gov/press-release/… 
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