Marco Rubio: “We strongly urge the Department to return its focus to a serious mission set that is definitionally apolitical…”

The point of having an agreement is to be able to have certainty so that people know they can invest.

To those who seek to create positive change in Cuba - now is the time.

Suffice it to say that once this deal is done, it has to be one that’s beneficial to both countries.

We’re never going to allow Cuba to become a base of operation against American interests or pose a threat to our national security. On that we are abundantly clear.