Mike Lawler actually said...

"I would just note last week Secretary of State Blinken said, quote/unquote, 'We are not planning to remove Cuba from the list.'"

"I think this legislation is critically important."

"This administration has been pathetically weak when it comes to taking on bad actors."

"This bill is simply saying that the President should not remove them from the list until such time that the Cuban government has become more democratic."