NBC News   |  January 24, 2013

Senator jokes about torturing Castros with Spring Break

During the confirmation hearing for Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) to become Secretary of State, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake (R) advocated for lifting the Cuba travel embargo and joked, “In fact, I've often felt that if we want a real get tough policy with the Castro brothers, we should force them to deal with Spring Break once or twice.” That offended New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D), who is Cuban and very much against lifting the embargo: "To suggest that Spring Break is a form of torture to the Castro regime. Unfortunately, they are experts in torture."

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