read brody, we will -- reed lindsay, we will end with you.u can talk about what the effect of these u.s. sanctions has been on cuba and what it would mean if the sanctions were lifted. >> cuba is going through any unbelievable economic crisis. the sanctions have been absolutely devastating. they taken on every part -- they bought bill shatner's from venezuela and there's an energy crisis. because they have blocked oil from venezuela and there is an energy crisis. they basically stopped all investment. they called cuba a state sponsor of terror. they have stopped tourists. basically, biden, although he said he was -- he is not shown he will. yesterday one gonzalez, basically the national security council that runs point on latin america policy, told cnn "biden is not obama and a cuba policy." he said the administration would not invest in political capital necessary for cuba. the biden administration has been pressured by powerful cuban americans. cuban americans are the chair of the house foreign affairs committee. they're getting a lot of pr