I do not want to relive 50 years of engagement with China that has brought us forced abortions, prison camp labor, one-child policy, ethnic cleansing in Tibet, exile of the Dalai Lama, and most recently repression in Hong Kong's democracy…

So they can partially lie to you, but not fully lie.

would the State Department actually to agree to establish an embassy in Havana if all of our diplomats are not able to travel freely throughout Cuba?

First of all, there is no election in 2018. It is a selection. There is no election.

You cannot have that. That is not good for the Cuban people. It is not good for America.

So, President Obama may have outstretched his hand, but the Castros still have their fists real tight.

Not surprisingly, these numbers climbed dramatically in the ensuing months with more than 450 political arrests in February, more than 600 in March, more than 1,600 political arrests in total during the first 4 months of 2015.

Hope is not a policy achievement.

I wrote that section of law when I was in House of Representatives.

That is not success. I do not get it.

This policy has failed to achieve any of these goals.

The best way to promote American values and ideals and to empower Cuban citizens... is through a policy of engagement, not isolation.

Is it not true that the Castro regime provides sanctuary to Joanne Chesimard who is on the FBI's list of most wanted terrorists for murdering a New Jersey State trooper?

Well, they do not have a barrier. They already have a fiber optic line directly laid by Venezuela into Cuba.

You are taking Cuba off the terrorism list. Well, Joanne Chesimard on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Terrorists list...

America has isolated itself--alienating regional and international partners.

Let me read from the Export Administration Act of 1979, which establishes part of the legal foundation for designating a country as a sponsor of terrorism.

At the end of the day, 53 political prisoners were released while so many more remain in jail. And the Cuban people, who have suffered most under the regime, still have zero guarantees for any basic freedoms.