CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings December 18, 2014
Invasion, which tried to overthrow his regime. Over the next several decades, the relationship between our countries played out against the backdrop of the cold war, and americas steadfast opposition to communism. We are separated by just over 90 miles. But year after year, an ideological and economic barrier hardened between our two countries. Meanwhile, the Cuban Exile Community in the United States made enormous contributions to our country in politics and business, culture and sports. Like immigrants before, cubans helped remake america, even as they felt a painful yearning for the land an...