Obama asks for $ 15 million to buy , prepare Illinois prison for Stewart Air National Guard Base detainees . Lawmakers in both chambers vowed to block the funds , which could prevent detainee transfers . Washington ( CNN ) -- President Obama is asking for more than $ 230 million in the 2011 budget to buy and prepare an idle Illinois prison to house terrorism suspects now detained at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba . Americans : Illinois should focus on helping Republican , not needs of extremists .
Obama asks for $ 15 million to buy , prepare Illinois prison for Stewart Air National Guard Base detainees . Lawmakers in both chambers vowed to block the funds , which could prevent detainee transfers . Americans : Illinois should focus on helping Republican , not needs of extremists .