I think it is incredibly important to get someone into this position as the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom.

It speaks to their commitment to democracy. It is imperfect.

It is much more than a question of a word. It is everything that signifies our commitment to saying 'never again.'

I certainly applaud President Calderon. I mean, I believe he is the first Mexican President that has really taken on the drug traffickers; and as he has taken them on, increased violence has ensued.

Any action that is taken in New York or Paris or anywhere else is a distraction and undermines the prospects for peace.

Do you think helping a regime that is oppressive of its people; that violates every principle that not only we, as Americans, have, but the International Charter has; that doubling--doubling--its reserves to $5.7 billion, which only gets…

We see a policy that results in trips featuring salsa dancing, cigar factory tours, baseball games, and even visits with Castro's regime's neighborhood repression committees.

I look forward to supporting your nomination and working with you in the days ahead.

He's a hostage. They took him particularly because he is, in essence, a hostage.

I don't understand how you reward a regime for imprisoning an American citizen. I don't get it.

Whether it is intended or not--excuse me, for interrupting you. But whether it is intended or not, the hard facts are, before our policy changes, Cuba had X amount in reserves. After our policy changes, it has doubled its amount to $5.6…

Since the Obama administration has eased restrictions on travel and remittances in April 2009, the Castro regime has doubled its hard currency deposits in foreign banks.