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>> the president's plans are sweeping. they include re-opening the u.s. embassy in had a va narcotics reviewing cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terror. expanding economic ties. and easing travel restrictions. he looks forward to engaging congress in an open and honest debate about lifting the long standing embargo. on another note americans who travel to cuba can bring back $400 worth of goods including $100 limit for alcohol and tobacco. >> that's the richard haas plan. richard, "the washington post" tough on this as well as many people on both sides of the aisle. marco rubio saying ...

Eight years ago it was totally state-controlled and now you have 500,000 entrepreneurs. i'm just proud to stand on the side of the farm bureau and business community to open this up. >> what about access, those to medicines and to medical treatments that are heretofore been unavailable to many people in cuba. >> well, a lot of that is going to have to be changed in congress when we deal with the helms-burton act and other embargo lengation that's in place. there's a chance of doing that on foreign relations committee. senator corker has been very thoughtful and balanced. senator jeff flake who...

But telecommunications is a huge opportunity here because only 5% of the cuban people have access to the internet and only 2 million of the 11.4 million cuban people have a cell phone. there's enormous opportunity in terms of connectivity, terms of engagement. i think the president's approach here of openness and engagement and recognizing that our policy has not worked to date is one that's very profound. >> richard haas. >> secretary pritzker makes the right point. you're diluting the government monopoly and control of society. the question for secretary pritzker and the administration is ho...

The castro regime in cuba was growing steadily darker. the modest reforms adopted to improve its abysmal economic situation evolves from cuba as restriction on economic freedoms. the huge subsidies that kept the castros afloat were in peril. "the washington post" goes on to say a growing number of cubans were asking for basic human rights. on wednesday cass tros suddenly obtained a comprehensive bail out from the obama administration. "the washington post" editorial staff right? >> no. what you had the cubans doing some half steps and the united states in return agreeing to some -- >> what did...

I would be happy to talk about this. >> richard has a question for you. >> what's wrong with taking away the excuse from the castro government and others that the real problem in cuba is the american embargo and american economic and political isolation. here we do we ease the isolation, we give cuba a chance to grow. either it grows in which case it will whet an appetite for future growth or it doesn't and castro administration can't blame it on us. >> if your question was 30, 40 years ago i would say there's a lot of me reiterate to what your sight. this policy is in place in congress, a gre...