These cuts make no sense because eventually we hurt ourselves.

I appreciate the work.

had it not been for that last airdrop from the Senate on our bill, you might have seen a different behavior on our side on our bill, which would have been historic in recent times.

This change in Cuba policy is historic. Some of us thought it would never happen.

As the responsibilities of the IRS grow, we simply cannot keep pretending the IRS can do more with less.

The results of these cuts are predictable.

I mean, I don't expect you to, of course, say you know, what human nature will be like, or human behavior will be like.

But some of the criminals are tax preparers.

I am sure Cubans will want the return, if that is the proper word, of people who have for years been known to be living in this country who took part in acts of violence against Cuba in the early days and in the 1970s in hotels.

in negotiating with Cuba, it is going to have to be a game of give-and-take because, yes, we have claims on the Cuban Government.

If America can begin to have a different relationship with Cuba, it will change what has been a tool, a weapon that has been used against us by other countries in Latin America.

I hope to see that change come true.