Kansas senators threaten action over moving Guantanamo detainees to Leavenworth [View All]

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Source: KTKA

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., who has threatened to shut down the Senate if President Obama tries to send Guantanamo Bay detainees to Leavenworth, has placed “holds” on Obama appointees.

In a news release, Roberts said Thursday that he and U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., have put holds on key Obama Administration appointees to the justice and defense departments.

The senators said the holds will remain in place “until they receive answers from the White House regarding recent press reports that decisions have been made to locate Guantanamo Bay detainees in Leavenworth, Kansas, or Standish, Michigan.”

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