Connie Mack: “Mr. President, the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act is designed to once and for all bring about the end of…”

“Mr. President, the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act is designed to once and for all bring about the end of the Castro regime in Cuba. Senator Dole and Senator Helms and my colleagues were forced to act quickly to bring this measure to the Senate floor last night because word had seeped out of the Clinton administration that administration officials have recommended that the President move to lift certain sanctions on the Castro regime and hold out a list of steps leading to bilateral talks between the United States and Cuba. The introduction of this bill in Congress is a message to the President: Just do not do it. Just do not do it. In fact, people are saying that what has happened is there is a trial balloon that is being floated out there to see how it might sell, how it might fly. Well, I would suggest that the President of the United States himself ought to pop that balloon. This is not the time to be talking about opening a discussion with Fidel Castro and entering into normal relations.”