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On the recordJuly 21, 1999
To suggest otherwise, as tonight's reception does, is to forget our commitment to the ideals of freedom and democracy-- ideals that Castro does not and will never share.
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Peter Deutsch
Florida

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Emphasizing the importance of U.S. values in foreign policy.

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