Cuba yes, Castro no.

no country ever became a democracy simply because of trade and tourists.

The Cuban Adjustment Act.

Our goal has been, and always will be, to facilitate peaceful changes that lead to a free and pluralistic Cuba.

We've also heard multiple anecdotes from Cuban democracy leaders and political prisoners who have told us that during the beatings and attacks against them now, they are mocked with comments, such as 'this one is courtesy of Obama' and…

Since President Obama's December 17 announcement to establish ties with the Castro government, there has been an increase in the number of Cubans risking their lives to reach freedom in the United States.

Cuba's lead negotiator said in an interview broadcast on state television that if the United States want free movement for its diplomats in Cuba, it must stop using them to support the political opposition.

Our goal is to get dissidents out of prison, then push for the next step, and the next one after that.

For the first time, certainly in my time in the Senate and probably in a decade, when something is going on in Cuba now, a human rights abuse, any sort of outrage, it now is news in the United States.

I hope that in a future Cuba there will be a free press so that you can gather news from any sources you want.

They deserve the right to have that just like any other people do.

I find it incredibly disconcerting that President Obama made his announcement on December 17th, and I still have not been granted a private discussion with the White House negotiating team, despite weeks of requests.