The Haitian earthquake that occurred on January 12th has left the poorest nation in our hemisphere in an even worse position. However, the international community has made a remarkable humanitarian effort to contribute to the relief of the Haitian people. Even nations that are typically at odds have joined together to help.
“The cigar-chomping, no-nonsense general who lifted New Orleans from
the depths of Hurricane Katrina in late 2005 thinks Cuba has some
important lessons to teach the United States in storm-fighting, and he
wants warmer relations with the nation's neighbor to the south for that
reason.”
See the full article from the shreveporttimes.com here.
Thursday, November 19th, the full House Foreign Affairs Committee will
hold a public hearing on the freedom to travel to Cuba. Official
announcement here. Chairman Howard Berman titled the hearing, “Is it Time to Lift the Ban
on Travel to Cuba?”
“U.S. law lets American citizens travel to any country on earth, friend
or foe -- with one exception: Cuba. It's time for us to scrap this
anachronistic ban.” -Congressman Berman and Senator Lugar
Yesterday, in an op-ed published in the Miami Herald, Chairman Berman
of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senator Richard Lugar,
ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, endorsed
the freedom to travel to Cuba just in time for the long-awaited
committee hearing on Cuba travel. Here we go. The leadership in
Congress is firmly in favor of change and not afraid to say so.
Following the UN votelast week over One Thousand of you sent letters to President Obama, in less than 24 hours, expressing a need to change U.S. policy toward Cuba. If you haven't taken this action, take it here.
Public
Campaign , a non-profit campaign finance research group, just released the most extensive study
of Cuban-American political donations to date. The conclusion: big
money from political action committees is the reason for our stagnant
Cuba policy.
The United Nations votes annually on a resolution to condemn the U.S.
embargo on Cuba. On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, the General Assembly,
like clockwork, voted again, for the 18th time.
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