[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 109 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4479]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                THE THREAT OF RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISM

  (Mrs. WALORSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express grave concern 
over the threat of radical Islamic terrorism.
  What we need is a comprehensive strategy to destroy terrorist 
organizations like ISIS. Instead, the administration is ramping up the 
release of Guantanamo Bay detainees.
  Make no mistake, these detainees are the worst of the worst. One 
former detainee has become a leader of al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen. 
Another, released last month, was Osama bin Laden's bodyguard. Just 
weeks before the Olympics, here we are again. Authorities in Brazil are 
on the hunt for a former detainee who went missing.
  With another two dozen detainees cleared for this summer, I worked to 
include key safeguards in next year's National Defense Authorization 
Act, like requiring written agreements with foreign nations that accept 
these GTMO transfers. I introduced legislation with Senator Steve 
Daines to block all GTMO transfers until these safeguards are signed 
into law or until the end of the year.
  The President wants to empty GTMO and bring the remaining terrorists 
to U.S. soil. Mr. Speaker, we cannot allow these terrorist detainees to 
put American lives at risk.

                          ____________________