U.S. Congress

That Ileana Ros-Lehtinen works at Akin Gump, a Washington lobbying group that does business with Cuba, would not be very important to report under normal circumstances. But Ileana's not…
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The action taken by the U.S. Congress to counteract Puerto Rico's deep and prolonged recession has led to an even more severe debt crisis. Reflecting the standard colonialist view,…
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Michael Maisel, director of foreign affairs at Engage Cuba, an organization that advocates a lifting of the Cuban blockade and the freedom for all Americans to travel to the island and…
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On Jan. 4, the island’s government has to pay creditors nearly $1 billion, money it does not have. It is why Congress should change the law that excludes Puerto Rico from bankruptcy…
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Puerto Rico, one of a handful of western colonies remaining in the world and the United States’ largest colony, suffers from its current fiscal crisis because of its 117 year-old,…
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The House Appropriations Committee has proposed a boost in funds for Cuba democracy-building programs in this year’s budget. And two south Florida politicians are members of the…
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Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart has introduced legislation that would block any new licenses for commercial air travel from the U.S. to Cuba. His 156-page bill would stop any “new”…
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Today we experienced a shameful first in this country. It was one of the most degrading acts of foreign interference – and in our own legislative chamber – ever witnessed by the…
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