Senate proposal to close Gitmo will face stiff opposition
The Senate Armed Services Committee unveiled on Thursday a proposed pathway to closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and bring detainees to the U.S., setting up a fight with the House, which sharply disagrees.
The Senate panel passed an annual defense bill that allows the administration to close the facility and transfer detainees, if it provides a plan that Congress approves of.
At the same time, the House is due to pass a defense bill on Friday that would extend current restrictions, as well as add additional ones, on any detainee transfers from Guantanamo.
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The White House's budget office earlier this week reissued a veto threat against the bill if it were to contain the House's provisions on Guantanamo, among other issues.
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/242187-senate-panel-proposal-to-close-gitmo-will-face-opposition
Sounds like Obama has threatened to veto the defense budget unless it includes provisions to shut down Gitmo. Good idea.