Byron Dorgan: “I have said for several years it is morally wrong, in my judgment, for…”

On the recordOctober 25, 2001

I have said for several years it is morally wrong, in my judgment, for us to use food and medicine as a weapon. It is not right for us to use food and medicine as part of an embargo. It doesn't injure Fidel Castro. He has never missed a meal because we don't ship food to Cuba. Our allies, the Canadians and Europeans and others, of course, are able to sell food and other goods to Cuba. It is just the American farmer who is prevented from accessing that markets.

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Byron Dorgan

Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the impact of the U.S. embargo on food and medicine shipments to Cuba.

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Byron Dorgan: “I have said for several years it is morally wrong, in my judgment, for us to use food and medicine as a weapon. It is…”

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