Dear
Friend,
I
Have
One
Question
For
the
President:
Upon
What
Legal
Authority
Can
He
Transfer
Guantanamo
Detainees
to
the
United
States?
Earlier
this
week,
President
Obama
released
his
proposed
plan
to
close
Guantanamo
Bay
and
transfer
detainees
to
the
United
States.
Pursuant
to
law
he
signed
just
three
months
ago,
the
President
is
prohibited
from
transferring
or
assisting
in
the
transfer
of
Guantanamo
Bay
detainees
to
the
United
States
homeland,
as
confirmed
by
Secretary
of
Defense
Ash
Carter
and
Attorney
General
Loretta
Lynch.
Regardless
of
this
futile
proposal,
transferring
detainees
to
the
U.S.
is
illegal,
and
it’s
rejected
by
Coloradans,
top
Colorado
law
enforcement
officials,
and
Americans
across
the
country.
The
President's
proposal
only
signals
that
he
may
be
willing
to
once
again
circumvent
Congress
and
ignore
the
very
law
he
approved
in
order
to
fulfill
his
campaign
promises.
This represents
a
grave
threat
to
Colorado
and
our
national
security
and
I
will
take
any
and
all
action
as
a
United
States
Senator
to
ensure
Guantanamo
Bay
detainees
remain
in
Cuba
and
out
of
Colorado.
I
joined
MSNBC's
Andrea
Mitchell
Reports,
MSNBC's
Morning
Joe,
and
FOX
News
to
express
my
strong
opposition
to
the
Obama
Administration's
newly
released
9
page
proposal.
Meetings
in
Washington
I
met
with
Colorado
9-1-1
personnel
John,
Charlie,
Cindy,
and
Bruce
at
the
13th
Annual
9-1-1
Honor
Awards
reception
where
I
presented
Cindy
Link,
a
9-1-1
dispatcher
at
the
Teller
County
Sheriff’s
Office,
the
9-1-1
Public
Safety
Leader
Award.
Recently,
Cindy's
calm
demeanor
and
quick
thinking
saved
a
man's
life
as
she
coached
his
wife
over
the
phone
to
perform
CPR.
Cindy
has
dedicated
the
last
14
years
to
helping
others
as
a
dispatcher
and
it
was
an
honor
to
recognize
her
devotion
to
public
service.
It
was
great
meeting
with
county
commissioners
visiting
from
Colorado.
We
had
a
thoughtful
discussion
on
the
importance
of
rural
broadband,
infrastructure
development,
and
the
EPA's
harmful
"Waters
of
the
United
States"
rule.
I
had
the
chance
to
answer
questions
from
a
group
of
enthusiastic
students
from
Woodland
Park
High
School
who
traveled
to
Washington
as
part
of
the
Close
Up
Foundation.
I
spoke
with
Admiral
Harry
B.
Harris,
Jr.,
Commander
of
the
U.S.
Pacific
Command,
about
threats
the
U.S.
faces
in
the
Asia-Pacific
region.
Admiral
Harris
has
a
comprehensive
understanding
of
this
volatile
region,
and
I
am
grateful
for
his
insight
on
emerging
threats
in
the
Pacific.
I
am
committed
to
providing
our
military
with
the
resources
they
need
to
operate
across
the
globe.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to read
my
weekly
update.
If
I
can
be
of any
assistance
to
you,
please
contact my
Washington,
D.C.
office
at
(202)
224-5941.
Sincerely,

Cory
Gardner
United
States
Senator
Unsubscribe |