"once Cuba returns to rule of law, once it returns to where the family can regain what was taken by it in no different matter than the Nazis took things"
"If they could be there, then they could ship from Cuba."
"You have the ability to grant that today. There's no time limit on that, is there?"
"I'm very proud that America and the world went down a road with South Africa and forced a change."
"So anything that we allow to come, including Havana Club rum, very, very possibly is coming from assets seized illegally, held by Americans."
"The only way to really know that the $7 billion or $8 billion, who is entitled to it, would be to essentially allow the Commission to reopen and evaluate who they are."
"This Administration has failed to aggressively seek compensation for property seized by Castro's regime and failed to stop the persecution of Cubans advocating for basic human rights."
"Where does the family get compensation for your benefit? You got the benefit. You've improved relationships. The original owners got screwed, right?"
"Isn't that the broader game? Isn't the broader game justice for the tens of thousands here and the hundreds of thousands still in Cuba, that they get their rights? Isn't that the broader game for Amer..."
"the protection of intellectual property rights and the pursuit of the legitimate claims of U.S. nationals"
"If I take it to its logical conclusion, I could hold up bottles of Bacardi, which the Cubans have the exact same claim on."