Lincoln Diaz-Balart: “the best interests of the United States are being served by maintaining television broadcasting to Cuba. Two…”

“the best interests of the United States are being served by maintaining television broadcasting to Cuba. Two, maintaining television broadcasting to Cuba is technically sound and effective. Three, Television Marti broadcasting is consistently being received by a sufficient Cuban audience to warrant its continuation. This is the report of Mr. Duffey, findings and recommendations based on the panel created by Congress; and here are the two volumes. But, no, it is not enough for the gentleman from Colorado. Year after year after year my colleague rushes to this floor with his mission not to increase the receptivity, the reception, of Television Marti or Radio Marti for the Cuban people, not to ask Castro for elections, not to ask Castro to permit the Cuban people to get news, but to kill this program, which is meant to get objective news to the Cuban people.”