Mr. Speaker, the fact of the matter is that nobody is endorsing the remarks of President Castro. The remarks he made are his remarks.
What we are saying is that it is time we started building some effective bridges into the western hemisphere so that the kind of transition and changes going on in Cuba can be reinforced.
The Reform Party is missing the whole point. The trip to Cuba is not to start a confrontation. The real purpose of the trip is to provide reconciliation.