Biden signed a $768B defense spending bill that includes a 2.7 percent pay raise for the troops, but not money to remove Guantánamo Bay terror detainees.
Top Democrats have long advocated for the closure of the military prison at the US Navy base in Cuba, a drive that has been met with sharp pushback from Republicans.
“In some circumstances these provisions could make it difficult to comply with the final judgment of a court that has directed the release of a detainee on a writ of,” added the president, who urged Congress to “eliminate these restrictions as soon as possible.”US military equipment destroyed Biden complained that such reports “will, in the ordinary course, include highly sensitive classified information, including information that could reveal critical intelligence sources or military operational plans.”Photo by Rod Lamkey-Pool/Getty Images
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