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Robert Torricelli: “What I want the Senator from Vermont to do is put himself in the position of Fidel Castro. The United States makes…”

On the recordJune 30, 1999
What I want the Senator from Vermont to do is put himself in the position of Fidel Castro. The United States makes concessions to allow greater travel, which we have now done twice in 24 months. The Cuban Government attacks those concessions with acts of aggression and attempts to commit terrorist acts against the United States. The human rights situation further deteriorates. People are jailed. Contact with the U.S. Government is criminalized. And now this Senate returns not in outrage but says, Mr. President, we don't think you went far enough; let's go further and further and liberalize trade. That is my concern, recognizing how this will be seen in Havana.
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Robert Torricelli
New Jersey
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Discussing U.S. concessions to Cuba and the implications of those actions during Senate debate.

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