I do not want to relive 50 years of engagement with China that has brought us forced abortions, prison camp labor, one-child policy, ethnic cleansing in Tibet, exile of the Dalai Lama, and most recently repression in Hong Kong's democracy…

And so, therefore, when we think about sanctioning any entity in the world, we sanction that which ultimately drives the greatest resources to a country to move them in a different direction.

At the end of the day, 53 political prisoners were released while so many more remain in jail. And the Cuban people, who have suffered most under the regime, still have zero guarantees for any basic freedoms.

We have gotten nothing in return, but the Cubans have gotten plenty in return.

I hope my colleagues who are so passionate... about democracy and human rights... are almost silent when it comes to Cuba.

It is regretful, the way the time has gone, that so many of our colleagues cannot be here because this is the part of Cuba that members need to hear because there is this romanticism but not the harsh reality of heroic individuals like…

Let me be as clear on this issue as I have been since December--18 months of secret negotiations produced a bad deal, bad for the Cuban people.

prioritize the interests of American citizens and businesses that have suffered at the hands of the Castro regime before moving ahead with additional economic and political concessions.

this was not 'a transactional process.'

as we approach the near end--I think--of the votes and legislation on the Keystone Pipeline--I know we are having a series of votes later today--I know what is likely to be next up is the question of Department of Homeland Security…

I thank the distinguished ranking member of the energy committee for yielding me some time this evening. I am not here for the purposes of legislation we have been debating; I am here to take time on the Senate floor on an occasion that I…

So we get an alarm bell, but we do not dismantle Iran's illicit nuclear infrastructure.