Issa: Congress Right to Strip Funding for Closing Guantanamo Bay Prison

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Decision Gives President Time to Re-think Early Announcement that Could Result in Housing Terrorists on Camp Pendleton, Miramar

Rep. Darrell Issa today praised a decision by the U.S. Senate to eliminate $80 million requested by the Obama Administration to close the Guantanamo detention facility.

"The U.S. Senate is adding a dose of common sense to the President's plans for closing the Guantanamo prison," said Issa. "This decision should come as a relief to military communities."

"On his first day in office, President Obama put in motion a half-baked plan to close the Guantanamo Bay prison that failed to specify where dangerous enemy combatants would be sent. To this day, the Administration has still not put forward a plan for where detainees will be held."

"The suggestion that dangerous detainees should be housed on U.S. military bases such as Camp Pendleton or Miramar has been met with rightful outrage in both Congress and the public. Although the President retains the power to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, his premature announcement and plan has failed win the support and confidence of Congress."

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