I think President Obama had courage, just as Nixon had courage to go to China, just as Reagan had courage to deal with Gorbachev, just as Bill Clinton and John Kerry and John McCain had courage to fight for normalization with Vietnam.

The United States can engage the Cuban democratic community, with all its plurality, and sustain a frank, measured, and honest conversation with it.

I have always felt that we ought to have more Americans traveling to Cuba, not fewer.

We have no illusions the Cuban Government will change its behavior simply because of our new policy approach.

Despite differences we may have with the government, our foreign policy should always endeavor to support the country's people.

I also want to thank Senator Boxer.

I think we must do everything we can to promote robust ties between the citizens of the United States and Cuba.

Their views on human rights are not legitimate. They are immoral.

I have talked about it extensively in the past. As I listen to some of this conversation, I think there is still this perception that somehow the reason why there is no Internet infrastructure in Cuba is because the United States has not…

Unfortunately, our sanctions on Cuba have denied Cubans access to technology that has empowered individuals around the world.

Cuba will change when the laws that enable and protect the criminal behavior of the forces of repression and corrupt elements that sustain the regime change.

I hope that in a future Cuba, you will be able to organize yourselves into political parties if you so choose.