Byron Dorgan: “I do wish to mention two issues before we complete today. I talked a few moments ago about a soldier who is trying to…”

“I do wish to mention two issues before we complete today. I talked a few moments ago about a soldier who is trying to see his sick children in Cuba. I put in a call to Secretary Snow to see if we can't make that happen. I will not go through all of that again. But, again, it is unbelievable to me that we are penalizing this soldier, who has earned a Bronze Star and is an American citizen who wants to see his sick child in Cuba, and penalizing him because we are upset with Fidel Castro. ____________________”