I support the notion that we should promote the formation of public banks operated by local or State Governments.
At some point, we have to concern ourselves with those who are not as fortunate as we are.
We seem to think that the rest of the world exists in the bubble that we live in.
It was the greatest honor of a lifetime to represent our great Nation overseas.
I strongly believe that the leadership needs to come from here, the United States Congress, in order to provoke and prom...
I think it's time to double down.
I do not believe that lifting the embargo will bring change and democracy overnight in Cuba.
I'd encourage those who are supporting lifting the embargo and citing China as proof to go and watch the video of the pr...
That's what I think. Two great opportunities. That system does not work and we can free the Cuban people.
There are thousands of Cubans in the streets.
It's just total power concentrated in the hands of the dictatorship.
It is not the embargo, Mr. Chairman, that is causing the people of Cuba to suffer under this totalitarian dictatorship.
This insane notion that lifting the embargo is going to somehow provide freedom for the Cuban people is crazy.
We applaud your courage in the face of tyranny.
I want to thank you very much for that insightful question.
There is a real dearth of training there.
I particularly appreciate that engagement and that insight as a foundation for what we are trying to accomplish today.
I saw precisely the same thing, an embassy that was full of talent, a State Department that had tremendous talent, and t...