Wednesday, July 29, 2015

OANN/Reuters: Hillary Clinton To Call For Lifting Cuban Embargo

By Emily Stephenson, Jul. 29, 2015, Reuters

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton this week will call on U.S. lawmakers to lift the long-standing economic embargo against Cuba, her campaign announced on Wednesday.

The former U.S. secretary of state will say on Friday during an appearance at Florida International University in Miami that “Republican arguments against increased engagement are part of failed policies of the past,” her campaign said.

President Barack Obama’s administration has formally restored diplomatic ties with the island nation and dropped Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terror.

But Congress has the authority to remove restrictions that prevent Americans from owning property in Cuba or traveling there freely. So far, it has not done so.

Before the Obama administration’s changes, Clinton had asserted the policy toward Cuba, in place for more than 50 years, was not working. She wrote in her memoir that she had urged Obama to move away from the tough stance.

More: www.oann.com

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