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Washington
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
applauded
his
colleagues
in
the
House
of
Representatives
for
passing
H.R.
5351
today,
which
prohibits
the
transfer
of
any
detainee
held
at
Guantanamo
Bay.
The
bill
passed
with
a
bipartisan
majority.
Scott
worked
with
Senator
Steve
Daines
(R-MT)
to
introduce
the
companion
bill
in
the
Senate
(S.
2999).
“Just
yesterday,
the
President’s
Director
of
National
Intelligence
acknowledged more
released
Guantanamo
detainees
have
returned
to
the
fight
by
rejoining
Islamic
militant
groups,”
Scott
said.
“The
White
House
has
continued
to
ignore
common
sense
and
what’s
best
for
our
national
security
in
order
to
try
and
keep
a
decade
old
campaign
promise.
I
applaud
my
colleagues
in
the
House
for
passing
legislation
that
bars
the
transfer
of
any
detainee
from
Guantanamo
Bay,
and
will
continue
to
work
with
Senator
Daines
and
my
colleagues
to
hold
a
similar
vote
in
the
Senate.
The
White
House
might
be
ok
with
putting
American
lives
at
risk
to
keep
their
campaign
promise,
but
I
am
not
and
will
never
be."
Specifically,
H.R.
5351
prohibits
any
funds
being
used
by
a
federal
agency
to
transfer
any
detainee
held
at
Guantanamo
Bay
to
the
United
States,
its
territories,
or
foreign
countries.
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