Committed to blocking the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Fort Leavenworth or elsewhere in the United States, and sponsored legislation (the Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act) to prohibit such transfers.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Committed to blocking the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Fort Leavenworth or elsewhere in the United States, and sponsored legislat…”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (moran.senate.gov)https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2015/8/kansas-will-not-be-the-new-guantanamo-bay ↗
“Together, we are committed to blocking the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Fort Leavenworth, and will encourage action in Congress to continue prohibiting the transfer of prisoners to Kansas or anywhere else in the United States.”