WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) today issued the following statement after House Democrats twice voted to close the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay and bring terrorists to America:

“Americans do not support closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and are overwhelmingly opposed to bringing terrorists to America's shores.

“Democrats are out of touch with the American people.  Closing the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is a complex issue, and Congress should not rush to action in order to appease those far outside the mainstream. Our top priority must be to ensure the safety and security of the American people, and to close Guantanamo without any idea of where to put the world's most dangerous terrorists is ludicrous.” 
 


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