to hell with coffee, to haul with all of the products and sugar of haiti and he decided to look that territory go. >> [inaudible] >> it went both ways. his foreign minister was involved in the negotiations. the americans did not trust him and napoleon did not trust him. it went in circles and finely the negotiations between napoleon own representitive and monroe that settled the deal. >> uc his number book and also to sign a $6 million loan? what did he use for collateral? >> justice and pitcher. [laughter] he could talk people into anything. just his signature. one could only guess what the accent's were like in those days when they were part british, the softer virginia accent that still existed when i was a boy but now has disappeared. he could talk anybody, you just trusted the man. and he talked of them into running five for $6 million. [laughter] >> monroe started out being against the constitution because it gave too much power to the federal government. and he winds up buying louisiana and florida and going beyond the powers granted did he ever explain himself? >> no. neither

where a head of state has been taken out at gunpoint into exile into another country, and that was haitiset this pattern cannot be repeated again. and that is why the gravity of the honduran situation is uppermost. so where are we going with this? i think that for honduras to be restored to the organization of american states -- in other words, to be voted back in because it was suspended -- it is going to have to show bad the situation was grave and that it has taken steps to restore the constitutional and democratic order. and those are some of the things that i about one-third the most important thing of all is to create some kind of government of national unity and we are sort of confident that we see some steps in the direction right now. >> is there any chance that the u.s. will not recognize the results of this election? because you did not say that the u.s. will recognize -- >> i do not want to get into hypotheticals. what is clear is that the honduran people did vote yesterday, and they voted by an ample margin for a gentleman by the name of pepe lobo. he will be the next presid

you're talking about the invasion of haiti on september of 94. >> guest: we had a session the night before he made the speech saying we were going in. >> host: and you knew the deposed president? >> guest: i met him there was a film director, a film version that was never made. he had a terrible reputation and it didn't fit. he and clinton started getting along with the start talking to him like a politician. mr. president, i can ask you to invade my country. but you're my only hope and i will cooperate behind the scenes. and clinton said, you know, that i knew we could do business. >> host: in what areas do you think your most influential? >> guest: probably 80. that faded out very quickly that it was intense in 1994. after that, you know, he would ask me things and more often than not and say that's what you write history and i'm in politics. >> host: you are interested in baseball. >> guest: e. doesn't know as much about baseball. he kind of skate by on that. is an expert on basque ball. everything on basketball, but he's kind of a on the sidelines on baseball. >> host: many of the peop

haiti needs our help -- 1:00 there and try to help rebuild this island nation? promoting tours travel to cuba does not advance the interest of the u.s. or constituents. if you desire to go to a warm, tropical climate, come to my district, to miami, to key west, to any part of florida and the atlantic coast, go to the jersey shore, visit california, arizona. let's boost our own u.s. economies, our states' economies. do not fill the coffers of the castro regime. thank you to your chairman. >> at the time of the gentle lady has expired. the chairman of the western hemisphere subcommittee is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i very much appreciate your calling today's hearing to discuss the issue of cuba and the travel ban. it is important to take a look of the broad policy as the internal dynamics in cuba as we review that ban. i support president obama's steps to move the ball ford on new u.s. policy toward cuba, but also believe that it takes two to tango. the president removed and thinly restrictions and made expanded communications links

and in haiti poverty climate change and environmental degradation have come together with terrible consequences, almost 90% of children are chronically infected with intersessional parasites from the dirty water that they have no choice but to drink. now as you all know and i'm sure this is true in the u.s., too. politicians are fond of quoting statistics. i sometimes trip up the tongue without giving enough back to their meeting. what if nothing else, i would ask any fellow health minister around the world to bring the following statistics that i'm about to quote to the attention of their president or prime minister in advance of copenhagen. and they are these: by 2080, climate change could mean an extra 600 million people worldwide are affected by malnutrition. an extra 400 million people could be exposed to malaria and an extra 1 billion people would be living without enough water. this could be the human face of climate change if we fail to act, suffering human suffering on an unimaginable scale. but we will act as prime minister gordon brown has made clear and that is why the united kingdo

concerns disease could spread in unpredictable ways and in haiti environmental degradation that come together with terrible consequences. almost 90% of children are chronically infected with parasites from the dirty water and they have no choice but to drink. as you well know and i am sure this is true in the u.s., politicians are fond of quoting statistics. they sometimes trip up the tongue without giving thought to the meaning but if nothing else i would ask any fellow health minister around the world to bring the following statistics i am about to quote to the attention of their president or prime minister in advance of copenhagen and they are of these. by 2080 climate change could mean an extra 600 million people worldwide are infected by malnutrition and an extra 400 million people can be exposed to malaria and an extra 1.8 billion people could be living without enough water. this could be the human face of climate change if we fail to act, human suffering of an unimaginable scale but we will act as prime minister gordon brown has made clear and that is why the united kingdom is

he needs our help, why not flaunt to haiti and rebuild this island nation?why choose to vacation off the backs of forced slave labor of the oppressed cuban people who are denied access to the very tourist hotels you want to flock to. promoting tourist travel does not advance the interest of the u.s. or constituents. if we desire to come to a warm tropical climate, come to my district. come to miami, come to keep west, come to any parts of affordable for atlantic coast, go to the jersey shore, visit california, visit arizona, let's post our own u.s. economies and boost our states' economies. don't fill the coffers of the castro regime. gracias, chairman, thank you. [applause] >> the time of the gentlelady has expired, and the chairman of the western hemisphere subcommittee mr. ingalls is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i very much appreciate your calling today's hearing to discuss the issue of cuba and the travel ban. it's also important we take a look at our entire cuba policy as well as the internal dynamics in cuba as we review of