Cuba travel bill advances in the Senate
Cuba travel bill advances in the Senate
by: Emile Schepers
May 20 2015
Now that the Cuban Five are free, Cuba is all but removed from the "State Sponsors of Terrorism" list, and restoral of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba is proceeding, it is not too soon to start work to get legislation passed that will end the U.S. blockade of Cuba, and the accompanying prohibitions of travel to Cuba as well.
Of numerous progressive bills about Cuba that have been submitted in the Senate and House of Representatives, the one that appears to be moving forward most quickly is S 299, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015, whose principal sponsors are Sens. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
So far it has accumulated 33 additional cosponsors. Most are Democrats but there are enough Republicans so far that the passage of the bill, while not necessarily easy, is not an impossible challenge.
If S 299, and its companion bill in the House of Representatives, HR 664, which has accumulated 29 cosponsors, both pass, President Obama is sure to sign them into law.
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