washington republicans house representatives prepare legal action case president barack obama try transfer detainees military prison guantanamo bay unite state house speaker paul ryan say wednesday ryan tell reporters would law obama bring detainees prison cuba unite state would violate ban transfer pass congress 2015. speak day president seek make good pledge make 2008 first elect white house launch final push persuade congress close military prison foreign terrorism suspect pentagon-authored plan propose 13 potential sit u.s. soil hold 30 60 detainees maximum-security prisons obama also consider take executive action close guantanamo situate u.s. naval station southeast cuba congress drop opposition law really clear ryan tell reporters meet house republicans detainees come american soil make legal preparations president try break law ryan say boggle mind president contemplate direct military knowingly break law speaker say obama try extend president executive authority beyond limit u.s. constitution ryan add republicans also many obama democratic party oppose detainee transfer u.s. soil democrats accuse house republicans waste taxpayer dollars litigation recent years house republican majority spend nearly million way say draw hammill spokesman house democratic leader nancy pelosi house republicans spend 189,498 since november 2014 litigation challenge administration obamacare healthcare program recently agree spend 150,000 legal advice possible guantanamo litigation pelosi office say spokesman ryan brendan buck defend spend say spend much money president overreach pelosi office say former house speaker john boehner house republicans spend 2.5 million defend law deny federal benefit same-sex couple language strike supreme court house republicans ready legal fight obama 's guantanamo plan