FLASHBACK: Congress gave itself a free pass to import cuban cigars for their pleasure.

Yet they sick the treasury dept. on Moore when he seeks healthcare in that country for individuals that need it? I suppose this is why we saw Tom Delay smoking it up Cuban style not too long ago?

http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y01/jun01/20e4.htm

U.S. Congress Exempts Itself From Cuba Cigar Import Regulations

New York, June 19, 2001 - Members of the U.S. Congress have exempted themselves from U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations that determine the value of Cuban produced products that can legally be brought back to the U.S., according to the New York-based U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council Inc.

The Congressional Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the U.S. House of Representatives recently authorized the exemption.

What this means, according to John S. Kavulich II, president of the council, is that members of Congress, following a licensed trip to Cuba, could bring back more Cuban cigars or other Cuban products than are currently permitted by U.S. Treasury regulations.

“Members of Congress, including members of the U.S. Senate, under separate rules, have been permitted to retain boxes of Cohiba brand and other Cuban produced cigar brands, some of which have been signed by Fidel Castro, the president of the Republic of Cuba,” Kavulich said.

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Someone mention this to them when they bring up how unamerican Moore is.