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Jeff Flake: I firmly believe that unrestricted travel by Americans to Cuba would be one of the best actions the United States could…

On the recordJuly 25, 2001
I firmly believe that unrestricted travel by Americans to Cuba would be one of the best actions the United States could take to open political space for all Cubans. Most importantly, however, I support this amendment because I firmly believe it is the right of all Americans to be able to travel wherever they wish. The current sanctions on travel to Cuba are undemocratic and go against the traditions and the values that make the United States of America so great and so respected in the eyes of the world community.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Supporting an amendment to lift travel sanctions on Cuba during a House debate.

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