[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2060]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PLAN TO CLOSE GUANTANAMO

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, yesterday President Obama 
announced his plan to close Guantanamo.
  As a 29-year Air Force veteran and POW, I speak from experience when 
I say that the President's decision is wrong and it will endanger our 
homeland.
  As a Congressman who helped pass the law to protect American citizens 
by ensuring Obama doesn't release terrorists from GTMO, I would like to 
remind the President that his decision goes against the will of the 
American people. Furthermore, it is illegal.
  Radical Islamic terrorists who are hell-bent on the destruction of 
our democracy and way of life belong in only one place, Guantanamo.
  The President is clearly in denial about these terrorists, but 
Americans can rest assured we will do everything in our power to keep 
our country safe.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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