I rise to speak about an Arizona original-- former Senator and Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. Senator Goldwater was no stranger to this Senate floor, having served five terms in this body and having been his party's Presidential…

I have always said if somebody is going to restrict my travel, it should be a Communist.

This will be a fully functioning embassy.

There is no guarantee that if we completely got rid of the travel ban... Congress needs to move to...

We have not for about 50 years now. And now at least there is a possibility that we might be able to make some improvements and see increased freedom for the Cuban people.

The question is not this policy or a policy in a perfect world. It is this policy compared to the nonengagement that we had before.

I think that is something that a lot of us have always believed.

I applaud the administration for taking this position and for pursuing this.

The notion that every dollar spent ends up in the hands of Cuban military simply is not the case.

Well, thank you. As one who has traveled frequently to Cuba over the past 15 years, I can tell you, for several years there, it was tough to see any change or progress because the Cuban Government, it seemed they would loosen controls when…

I have traveled to Cuba a number of times and have met with Ms. Leiva and your husband in prior years.

I would view it the same way in terms of travel. We have had various programs. We spend, I think, about $20 million a year on democracy programs trying to give more Cubans access to the Internet, for example.