US-Cuba policy 'was clearly broken' says Congressman
US Congressman Christopher Van Hollen was one of the three politicians that brought contractor Alan Gross back from Cuba as part of a landmark prisoner swap deal with Cuba.
The deal paved the way for a major policy shift announced later on Wednesday by US President Barack Obama.
Van Hollen said the policy of isolating Cuba had been a "miserable failure" and the flight home with Mr Gross, behind bars for five years, was very emotional.
He was talking to Katty Kay for BBC's World News America.