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WASHINGTON 鈥� President Obama today vetoed the annual defense spending bill, which contained restrictions on transferring prisoners out of Guant谩namo to thwart efforts to close the prison.

Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果, had this reaction:

鈥淚f Guant谩namo is ever to be closed, now is the time. And today the president clearly did the right thing by rejecting the bill鈥檚 restrictions on transferring Guant谩namo prisoners who have been locked up without charge or trial for years on end.

鈥淣ow Congress needs to send back the president a bill that will let him close Guant谩namo and end indefinite detention, and he needs to take decisive action to make his promise to close the prison a reality. He needs to do this soon, before his legacy is irreparably tarnished by the stain of Guant谩namo.鈥�

The bill, the National Defense Authorization Act for 2016, would impose the most comprehensive set of obstacles to closing Guant谩namo that Congress has ever passed. It would continue to ban all transfers to the United States, and it would effectively reinstate overseas transfer requirements that a bipartisan majority of Congress ended two years ago, such as certifications from the secretary of defense.

The bill also includes new restrictions, including bans on transfers to specific countries, as well as certain reporting requirements that could discourage foreign countries from accepting detainees for resettlement.

At the ceremony where the president vetoed the bill, he said that it 鈥渟pecifically impeded our ability to close Guant谩namo in a way that I have repeatedly argued is counterproductive to our efforts to defeat terrorism around the world. Guant谩namo is one of the premiere mechanisms for jihadists to recruit. It鈥檚 time for us to close it.鈥�

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Matt Thornberry has requested that the House vote on whether to override the veto on November 5.