The proposed move of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Illinois is something U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley says he can and will fully support.
“Our primary concern has always been ensuring the safety and security of Iowa’s families,” Braley said Wednesday during a conference call with reporters. “That’s why, rather than [...]
On a conference call just now, senior administration officials provided some details about their plan for detaining Guantanamo detainees at Illinois’ Thomson Correction Center, just across the Mississippi River from Iowa. The facility will be for a “limited number” of detainees, a senior administration official told reporters, for those [...]
Despite being pressed by reporters on his weekly conference call to offer more insights into a compromise plan under consideration regarding health care reform, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, would say only that he is one of 10 senators working to broker the deal and that he is [...]
