Mauricio Claver-Carone: “I, for one, have no problem with taking cash away from the Castro regime, and that's not a point of contention in this…”

What the Cuban regime wants is... it wants our taxpayers to guarantee it.

If we start acting like Canadians, Europe, and French, and everybody else, going on vacation in these Cuban military resorts and embracing this regime, we are going to lose being that beacon of hope to the United States.

We are talking about providing private financing to one company owned by the Castro regime that is going to hold food hostage over a people.

It's really a privilege to be here and join you today to discuss these important and consequential issues surrounding U.S. trade policy toward Cuba.