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From Congressman Tom Price
Price Votes to Condemn Obama Administration’s Release of Taliban 5
Congressman Tom Price, M.D. (GA-06) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a resolution (H.Res. 644) condemning the Obama Administration for failing to follow the law and notify Congress before releasing five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay:
“The Obama Administration has developed a disturbing habit of ignoring our nation’s laws. In the case of the five Taliban detainees who were released from Guantanamo Bay, failing to follow the law and notify Congress was a needlessly cavalier move by the president on an issue of grave importance to the nation’s security and that of our armed forces stationed around the world. Even if the president had abided by the law, there are serious concerns about releasing these five detainees and the threat they could pose to the American people and American interests.
“It should come as no surprise to President Obama that Congress and the American people would have objections to his administration negotiating with terrorists. Trying to ignore or avoid addressing those concerns by subverting the laws of this land is simply inexcusable.”
NOTE: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 requires that the Secretary of Defense notify Congress at least 30 days in advance of any transfer or release of detainees from Guantanamo Bay.
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