WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has voted to keep detainees held in the Guantanamo prison from being transferred to the United States, a major setback for President Barack Obama who wants to close the facility by January.
The 90-6 vote came a day before Obama is set to lay out his plan for closing the Guantanamo facility in a speech.
Obama put his Democratic allies in a difficult spot by requesting $80 million to facilitate closure of Guantanamo before developing a plan for what to do with its detainees. The Senate vote matched a move by the House last week to deny the money.
This is good news, a rare win these days for the good guys.
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