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Judi Lynn

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6. There are so many other articles on the same subject, like this one, f'r instance:
Fri Mar 1, 2024, 11:53 PM
Mar 2024

Progressive Democrats travel to Cuba
BY FILIP TIMOTIJA - 02/28/24 3:52 PM ET

Two prominent progressive lawmakers traveled to Cuba during the House’s recess last week.

Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Deputy Chair Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) both traveled to the island nation, a CPC spokesperson confirmed to The Hill.

During the trip, first reported by the Miami Herald, the lawmakers met with people from “across Cuban civil society” and “government officials to discuss human rights and the U.S.-Cuba bilateral relationship,” according to the CPC spokesperson.

Both Omar and Jayapal have been critical of the U.S.’s embargo against Cuba and support normalizing relations with the island. In 2019, Omar cited Cuba when she criticized how the U.S. used sanctions against other nations.

“But economic and sector sanctions are too often designed to inflict maximum pain on civilians, not empower them,” Omar said. “We had a full embargo on Cuba for decades, with little effect on the Cuban government but much pain inflicted on ordinary Cubans. It was only through diplomacy and direct conversation that President Barack Obama and the United States made progress in Cuba.”

More:
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4495172-progressive-democrats-travel-to-cuba/

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