10/18/2006
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We have hope because we see a day coming when Cubans will have the freedom of which they have dreamed for centuries."
"Today, after nearly a half-century of repression, Cuba still suffers under the personal despotism of Fidel and Raul Castro."
"Americans sent us to Washington to achieve results and be good stewards of their hard-earned taxpayer dollars."
"The United States stands with the brave Cubans who are struggling make their nation democratic, prosperous, and just."