Political Quotes

“I have great concerns about our Nation's policy towards Cuba. Castro remains, in the mind of this Senator and the minds of most, as an individual who has brought great harm to that nation, and it persists to this day. The human suffering there is incalculable. Some months ago, I joined with my distinguished friend and colleague, the senior Senator from Connecticut, Mr. Dodd, who has had considerable experience in this region of our hemisphere, in trying to seek legislation to allow the sale of U.S. food, medicine and medical equipment to Cuba. Regrettably, that has not been done in its totality. There have been some efforts, but nevertheless that continues to present itself as an example of how I believe--and others share my belief--that the overall policy between the United States of America and Cuba should be thoroughly, pragmatically and objectively reviewed. With that purpose in mind, I and other Senators--I think some 15 in number--have written the President of the United States requesting that he, hopefully jointly with the Congress, establish a commission to make such a study. In short, we wrote President Clinton recommending 'the establishment of a national bipartisan commission to review our current U.S.-Cuba policy.'”