I really believe most people think this is just a technical issue, it is automatic, it is what ought to happen. I think what the Senator from Florida shared with us indicates that this is not an ordinary situation. It is very unordinary. Cuba is not an ordinary country. It is a very unordinary country, in the manner and in the ways the Senator from Florida described it, and more. I thank him for coming here and asking the President and the Attorney General in a senatorial way--he made no threats, and there were no connotations in his voice. He clearly said, I ask that you consider the other side of this coin. I thank him for that.
Pete Domenici: “I really believe most people think this is just a technical issue, it is automatic, it is what ought to happen. I think…”
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Discussing the complexities of U.S.-Cuba relations and the importance of understanding the situation.
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