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Washington
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Following
today’s
overwhelming
passage
(91-3)
of
the
National
Defense
Authorization
Act
(NDAA)
by
the
United
States
Senate,
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
reaffirmed
the
significant
opposition
facing
the
President
as
the
White
House
plays
politics
with
our
national
security
in
their
attempts
to
close
the
detention
facilities
at
Guantanamo
Bay.
“Today
Congress
sent
yet
another
strong
message
to
the
White
House
that
it
is
time
to
stop
playing
politics
over
Guantanamo
Bay,”
Scott
said.
“It
is
absolutely
mind
boggling
that
the
President
continues
to
ignore
the
will
of
the
American
people
and
overwhelming
votes
in
Congress
to
bar
the
transfer
of
these
dangerous
terrorists
to
domestic
soil.
Congress
has
acted
–
just
because
the
President
doesn’t
like
the
answer
does
not
mean
he
can
ignore
it.”
Scott
added,
“I
am
proud
we
were
able
to
pass
an
NDAA
that
ensures
our
troops
will
have
the
resources
they
need
as
they
bravely
defend
our
nation,”
Scott
said.
“I
stand
with
all
of
our
active
duty
military
and
our
veterans,
and
thank
them
for
their
selfless
dedication
and
sacrifice
to
our
great
nation.”
The
NDAA
passed
the
House
of
Representatives
last
week
with
a
veto-proof
majority
as
well
(370-54).
Last
month,
the
President
vetoed
the
initial
version
of
the
NDAA,
stating
concerns
over
Guantanamo
as
well
as
spending
caps.
The
recent
budget
deal
satisfied
the
President’s
concerns
on
spending
caps;
however
the
President
continues
to
ignore
Congress
and
the
American
people
in
his
attempts
to
close
the
detention
facilities
at
Guantanamo.
Senator
Scott
has
authored
or
co-authored
four
op-eds
this
year
on
the
President’s
attempts
to
illegally
transfer
Guantanamo
detainees:
Additionally,
Senator
Scott
has
stood
strong
against
these
transfer
attempts
for
years:
“I
fully
believe
that
we
should
keep
the
Guantanamo
facility
open
and
operating
as
it
is
today,”
Charleston
Post
and
Courier,
May
2013
“U.S.
Sen.
Tim
Scott
reiterated
his
opposition
to
closing
the
terrorist
detention
center
at
Guantanamo
Bay
amid
reports
the
Obama
administration
is
considering
ways
to
circumvent
Congress.”
Charleston
Post
and
Courier,
October
2014
“They
[detainees]
should
stay
right
where
they
are
—
in
cells
at
the
prison
on
Guantanamo
Bay.”
Charleston
Post
and
Courier,
August
2015
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