Rep. Tim Bishop Receives Failing Grade On National Security

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York representative Tim Bishop, a Democrat representing the state's first district received the lowest possible score from the national security organization Keep America Safe.

Bishop's grade of F is based on a comprehensive study undertaken by the group, which analyzed every significant national security vote cast by Rep. Bishop since he assumed office in 2003. Bishop's failing grade is rooted in his multiple votes to transfer terrorist detainees, currently housed at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. soil, thereby granting them additional Constitutional rights and hindering intelligence gathering.

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Rep. Tim Bishop Receives Failing Grade On National Security

Bishop further cast a vote against allowing the U.S. militar...

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