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Calvin Dooley: “Mr. Speaker, this motion is not about condoning any of the human rights abuses or any of the infringements upon personal…”

On the recordApril 18, 2002
Mr. Speaker, this motion is not about condoning any of the human rights abuses or any of the infringements upon personal freedoms in Cuba. Those of us who are advancing this policy and this motion believe very strongly that a policy of engagement is one that is going to do more to improve the situation in Cuba, just as many of us believed when we were advancing a policy of economic engagement with China, it was a policy that was going to result in improvement in religious freedoms and human rights that are so important to the citizens there. Mr. Speaker, many of us would take exception to the characterization that in our offering of this motion, we are actually working to the detriment of the interest of people in Cuba and elsewhere.
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Calvin Dooley
California
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Discussing a motion related to U.S. policy towards Cuba and human rights.

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