by Travis Wheeler
on July 02, 2010
It's not every day that we get to write you about a historic
legislative victory for a more humane, sensible, and just U.S. policy
towards Cuba; but today isn't just any old day. In a thrilling
"mark-up" session Wednesday in the House Committee on Agriculture, H.R.
4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act was
passed by 25 votes to 20, putting us one step closer to ending the
travel ban this year, in this Congress.
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by Andrea Lancaster
on June 29, 2010
 On Wednesday, June 30, the House Agriculture Committee votes on H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act, which restores U.S. citizens' right to travel to Cuba, creates jobs in the U.S., and puts food on Cubans' tables. What happens Wednesday will determine if this landmark legislation sees the light of day on the House floor this summer or dies in committee. The LAWG Cuba Team will be on the Hill (in 1300 Longworth) for the vote on the bill, championed by Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota (picture right), at 2pm EST. You can follow our "live-tweets" via Twitter or tune in online through the Agriculture Committee's website. Live video coverage can be found here once the "mark-up" begins.
Photo Credit: aflcio
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by Travis Wheeler
on July 02, 2010
After a momentous week in the nation’s capital, advocates of lifting
restrictions on U.S. citizens’ travel to Cuba have reason to celebrate.
On Wednesday, June 30, the House Committee on Agriculture held a
mark-up session of H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export
Enhancement Act. While out-of-touch hardliners on the committee tried
to amend and motion Ag Committee Chairman Peterson and Congressman
Jerry Moran’s bill to death, it ultimately received a favorable 25 to
20 vote, putting Congress on the verge of voting on ending the travel
ban, rather than simply shutting down its checking account, for the
first time in history.
by Travis Wheeler
on June 29, 2010
Freedom to travel's moment has arrived. Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 30,
the House Agriculture Committee will vote on H.R. 4645, the Travel
Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act, championed by Ag
Committee Chairman Collin Peterson. What happens
Wednesday will determine if this landmark legislation--which restores
U.S. citizens' right to travel to Cuba, creates jobs here at home, and
puts food on Cubans' tables--sees the light of day on the House floor
this summer or dies in committee.
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by Travis Wheeler
on July 01, 2010
Here is a list of how members on the House Committee on Agriculture voted on H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act, landmark legislation championed by Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) that restores U.S. citizens' right to travel to Cuba, helps U.S. farmers sell their products to Cuba, and puts food on the tables of ordinary Cubans. The bill was passed out of the Ag Committee 25 to 20 with a favorable recommendation to the House on Wednesday, June 30.
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by Travis Wheeler
on June 12, 2010
Many in the United States Congress continue to hem and haw when it comes to repealing the unjust ban on U.S. citizens' travel to Cuba, but the head-honchos of Cuban civil society know where they stand -- and, presumably tired of the hardliners invoking their name in opposition to any change to the status quo, they've decided to set the record straight. In a letter made public on June 9th, 74 Cubans urged members of Congress to vote in favor of H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act, legislation currently being considered by the House Committee on Agriculture that would restore the right of each and every U.S. citizens to travel to Cuba, without getting a permission slip from Uncle Sam, and ease the sale of U.S. food to the island.
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