Angie Craig: “On the legislation that became law a couple years ago, with your backing and my backing, that is that agricultural goods…”

“On the legislation that became law a couple years ago, with your backing and my backing, that is that agricultural goods and medical supplies could be traded and sold to Cuba without United States taxpayer credit, maybe we need to add the words and ``related medical services.'' That is really picking the flyspecks out of the pepper here down at the Department of the Treasury. Shame on them for standing in the way of a humanitarian effort to make kids healthier. But behind you is the picture of Miss Scott. She also visited my office yesterday. I must say to this administration: Do not fight us on this issue. We are giving you the right way out. The House and the Senate, in a strong bipartisan voice--the loudest and the strongest vote we have ever had here on the floor of the Senate--said: Let's begin to back away from this travel embargo with Cuba. It does not work any longer. It is a 40-year-old failed policy. Now you are being arbitrary. Now you are being selective. We ought to get away from that. So I hope this afternoon in conference the House and the Senate's bipartisan voice is heard. Frankly, the administration ought to view it as a gift. We are not abolishing the law that puts in that embargo. We are simply disallowing the expenditure of levying a $10,000 fine against a woman passing out Bibles because she trafficked through Canada and did not fill out the right form. That is what we are doing. Let OFAC track down drug traffickers and terrorists and leave Ms.…”