“Because of this momentous challenge to the founding principles of the United States—that no person may be deprived of liberty without due process of law, and certainly not indefinitely without due process of law—we must close the detention facility at GTMO now in order to restore our national honor,” said Rep. Nadler. “The time to close Guantanamo is NOW! It is a stain on our national honor.”

Below are Rep. Nadler‘s remarks as delivered on the House floor. For video of these remarks, click here.