WASHINGTON, D.C.– At the weekly Republican Leadership Press Conference, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) urged the President to drop his plans to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States and applauded the bipartisan work to strengthen our visa waiver program. 

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The following are Congresswoman Jenkins’ remarks:

“The safety and security of Americans must be our top concern, it must be a foremost priority. That’s why Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act, requiring the President to create a comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIS.

“Additionally, this important defense bill – which is now signed in to law – stops the President’s plan to transfer terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to possible locations such as the United States Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth – which I proudly represent in Congress. I urge the President to listen to the American people, especially the folks in Leavenworth, and drop this reckless and expensive plan all together.

“We should be focusing on stopping terrorists from entering the country. That is why the House is already working to protect American lives, in a bipartisan fashion, by updating and strengthening our visa waiver program.

“This is another step to ensuring the safety and security of Americans from those who seek to destroy us.”

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