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On the recordMarch 18, 2010
It deals with the question of travel to Cuba. As you know, what we have at the moment and have had since 1962 is a prohibition on the American people's ability to travel to the country of Cuba. Cuba rests about 90 miles off our shore. We have, obviously, had massive disagreements with the Castro regime for many years. In order to punish the Castro regime, we have restricted the rights of the American people to travel. We can travel unimpeded to many other countries. We can travel to Communist China. We can travel to Vietnam, a Communist country. We can travel to North Korea, if you can get a visa to get in. No restrictions there. The American people just cannot travel to Cuba. Let me describe the absurdity of this which leads Senator Enzi and me to offer this legislation. With 38 cosponsors, we feel this bill would pass the Senate with some ease.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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The speaker discusses legislation to lift the travel ban to Cuba.

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