It's denying the Castro dictatorship of the currency that it needs, of the money that it needs to sustain its dictatorship. It has done that in very dramatic ways,

In comparison, Cuba spent about $1 billion -- or more than 35 percent -- on petroleum imports,

You would have thought we had a picture-perfect response to Katrina,

Maybe it's because we have two oil men in the White House who don't seem to have the sensitivity of understanding the nature of these energy impacts upon the American people, both in gas prices and as we look forward to the upcoming winter season in terms of home heating fuel costs as well,

We think it's critical for his future, because if you're a Democratic president of a Republican Congress, you'll just have four years of battle.

We need strong public health institutions to respond to any challenge. We need to deal with critical infrastructure. The reality is that very little money has flowed to communities to help our first responders; to help our hospitals; to help the public health infrastructure.