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in iraq where the fighting is intensifying. we begin tonight with news out of the guantanmo bay detention center. 14 train is have been leased from the controversial facility. they have been returned to afghanistan. they were held there for more than a decade over their alleged ties to the taliban or a al qae, however their lawyers argued the claims could be not substantiated. they are expected to be reunited with their families in the future. the u.s. has acknowledged holding 779 people at the camp to date. now 132 left there. the lowest number since the prison opened in 2002. 63 are cleared for release, but u.s. authorities say they can t send them home because the security concerns or because their home countries are unwilling to take them back. 52 countries have openly accepted guantanmo detainees, while at least 10 were transferred for unnamed locations. he spent 13 years locked up at guantanmo was released early this month and told al jazerra about the menta ....
rights abuses against the citizens of venezuela and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, and the gentleman from texas, mr. castro, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to place into the record letters between the chairman of the committees of referral on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 4587, the venezuelan human rights and de ....
to understand your will, and make the commitment to follow your leading. lord, give them the wisdom to live in harmony with one another, so that together they will strengthen america. may the weapons they face fail because of the shield of your divine favor that protects them. sustain them in their going out and coming in, in their rising up and lying down. instruct them in the night seasons, providing them with wisdom to illuminate the darkness of our world. we pray in your great name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. reid: mr. president? the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to calendar 428, the appropriation matters that we will work on. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report. ....