Bill Lee

on behalf of the junior Senator from Texas, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Maryland.

on behalf of the junior Senator from Texas, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

on behalf of the senior Senator from Alabama, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

lifting the embargo, lifting the travel ban moves us closer, moves the Cuban people closer to realizing a democratic society.

Thank you, Madam Chair and Ranking Member, for this very important hearing.

It was a special day for all of us in Washington to see that flag go up. I thought I would never see that happen, certainly in my time in Congress and maybe in my lifetime.

Let me thank our ranking member, Congresswoman Waters, for leading and also for her tremendous leadership on the Financial Services Committee as our ranking member. She has been phenomenal in terms of making sure that our legislation is…

I want to just take a moment of personal privilege to thank you for your phenomenal work as our Secretary of State.

It is only through discussion, dialogue and diplomatic relations will that ever occur.

the opportunity cost to U.S. exporters of maintaining the embargo is around 1.2 billion per year

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To modify the authority of the President of the United States…

no country is perfect. Vietnam, China, the United States, we have many countries that have not accomplished what we think are universal standards of human rights.

I have been a strong advocate for ending the 50 years of failed policy with Cuba.

we are still seeking liberty and justice for all in our own country.

I am glad to see a shift finally from locking people up, you know, because they use drugs, or deal drugs, to finding some sort of rehabilitation alternatives.

I rise to speak in support of my amendment No. 3023. The purpose of this amendment is simple--to put in the hands of the people the right to decide whether a monument close to them will be designated. My amendment would leave intact the…

if there is one thing we know about American politics--if there is one thing we have learned from the 2016 Presidential race thus far--it is that there is a deep and growing mistrust between the American people and the Federal Government…

I call up my amendment No. 3023. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] proposes an amendment numbered 3023 to amendment No. 2953.

I think we have seen over 50 years of a non-engagement policy with Cuba. That hasn't changed one thing.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to an additional 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Let me first thank Congresswoman Beatty for her very kind and humbling remarks, but also for her tremendous leadership on so many issues, not only since she has been here in Congress, but before she came representing her constituents, and…

on Sunday, January 17, 2016, this country lost an American hero--Officer Doug Barney of the Unified Police Department in Salt Lake County, Utah, was shot and killed in the line of duty. He died honorably, doing what he loved to do: serving…

First, let me thank the gentleman from New York for those very kind remarks. But also I want to thank you and Congresswoman Beatty for organizing this very important Special Order and for your tremendous leadership, Congressman Jeffries…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and, really, thank the Progressive Caucus for allowing me to use the remainder of this time. Thank you for your very steady and clear and very powerful leadership. Let me say, Mr. Speaker, that today…

Let me thank the gentlewoman from California, once again, for being here and for her leadership. We have legislation, H.R. 3238, to lift the embargo; H.R. 664; and H.R. 403, also to lift the embargo and travel ban. I yield back the balance…