WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) today made the following statement:

"I applaud the Kansas Senate for unanimously opposing the idea of moving terrorists from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to Ft. Leavenworth. Under Senate President Steve Morris’ (R-Hugoton) leadership, the state Senate has sent a message to Washington that Ft. Leavenworth is not a suitable, cost-effective or secure location for detainees from Gitmo."

Senator Roberts, a former Marine, visited Gitmo in 2005 as the then Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Recently, Roberts joined U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) and U.S. Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) in introducing legislation to study the cost and feasibility of re-locating detainees from Gitmo. The bill also requires the President to give 90 days notice before closing the facility. U.S. Representative Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) introduced companion legislation in the House.

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