I think I'm going to call my Representative's office on Monday. He's on the Congressional Working Group on Cuba, and I'm sure they will help. I didn't see what happened on C-Span, only saw a few minutes, had to leave, didn't get the rest. I DID get to hear Florida Republican Cuban "exile" Ileana Ros-Lehtinen start yelling and she butted into someone's speech, but that's par. That's low-key for that crowd. That's their raison d'etre. If they lost the conflict with Cuba, they'd be outta work!
Sorry I don't know more, jcmcgowanjm. I'll be right back here when I find out!
VogonGlory, you're right about things getting ripped to shreds in committee. That was the way
Bush was able to avoid facing the country/world and explaining why he was going to veto previous bills on ending the travel ban and embargo. Committee sabotage saved his hide.
There's still a lot of work to do presently, I
think. This will also be coming up again this fall. No one's going to let this slide.
Bush should be prepared to keep fighting for the right to abuse Cubans. A lot of Americans are dead set against it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~House Votes to Overturn Cuba Parcel Rules
Wed Jul 7, 2004 11:09 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted in favor of overturning new Bush Administration rules banning items including clothing, seeds and soap from being sent in parcels to Cuba.
Last month the U.S. Department of Commerce issued new rules on parcel contents after an interagency report recommended them as a way to hasten the demise of the Communist government in Cuba by denying the island of much-needed cash and resources.
Food, medicines, medical supplies and receive-only radios are still allowed but other items such as veterinary medicines and fishing equipment were banned.
The House voted 221 to 194 to approve the amendment to a $40 billion bill funding the Departments of State, Justice and Commerce for 2005.
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http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5614492