WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins issued the following statement after the Administration delayed the six-month report as required by President Obama’s Executive Order to close the Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay by January 2010.

“There was no comprehensive plan for closing Guantanamo Bay when the President signed the Executive Order in January, and the delay of the required six-month report is further proof that there is still no plan. After having visited both Guantanamo Bay and Fort Leavenworth, I am more convinced than ever that Fort Leavenworth is the absolute wrong place to relocate even one detainee and that there is no better place to hold these dangerous terrorist suspects than at the state-of-the-art facility that already exists at Guantanamo Bay.

“The Administration must come forward with a comprehensive plan that does not jeopardize the safety of the American people. Closing Guantanamo Bay is a complex issue, but moving forward without a plan to relocate the terrorist detainees is irresponsible.”