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Jeff Flake: Mr. Chairman, I appreciate this opportunity to stand in support of the Flake amendment. What the Flake amendment simply…

On the recordJuly 23, 2002
Mr. Chairman, I appreciate this opportunity to stand in support of the Flake amendment. What the Flake amendment simply says is that this is all about freedom. Our government should not tell us where we can and cannot travel. It is a fundamental right of every American to travel. Every one of us ought to have the right to go to Cuba to see what a mess Fidel Castro has made of that island. We should have that right firsthand. That is what this amendment is all about. When you strip away everything else, should you be allowed the right to travel to Cuba, or anywhere else you want, or should your government tell you where you can and cannot travel?
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Speaking in support of the Flake amendment regarding travel rights to Cuba.

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