the people of Cuba have freedom, the freedom to choose any economic model they want, but the freedom to choose their leader so they can have any economic model they want.

As long as we have a voice in the United States Senate, that voice will be for the freedom of the Cuban people.

people who all they want basically is for their country to have freedom and self-determination.

First of all, it is an extremely repressive regime, as repressive perhaps as any other regime in the entire world.

What exists in Cuba is not some cold war relic of interest. It is, in fact, three things.

we are essentially bankrolling the regime and stashing its hard currency abroad

if the people of Cuba had access to the Internet and could communicate with one another... I do not believe the Castro regime could survive that for very long.

Why is there such an obvious double standard when it comes to Cuba?

the same government that denied them the tourist visa gave one to Mariela Castro so she could come to the United States and justify the fact that they are holding an American hostage.

If you are involved in beating people, if you are involved in jailing people in Cuba, if the government is using you, whether it is here in the United States as part of the Interests Section or in Cuba, in abusing human rights, your name…

the national interests of the United States have to be to see democracy fostered inside of Cuba

But your name is going to be recorded, and you will be brought before justice.