House to vote Thursday on bill that would punt Gitmo closure to next administration

Two more Gitmo detainees engaging in terrorism after their release is “the exclamation point” on why it’s important for the House to pass a bill Thursday morning to ban transfers from Guantanamo Bay for the rest of the year, the bill’s sponsor said.

Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., told the Washington Examiner that her bill would prevent President Obama from fulfilling his campaign promise to close the detention center and instead punt the decision to the next president.