Congressman McGovern: House Republican Appropriations Bills Would Keep America Stuck in Cold War with Cuba

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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), second-highest ranking Democrat on the House Rules Committee, spoke on the House floor to denounce provisions in the Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) appropriations bills that would undermine the progress of recent efforts by President Obama to normalize U.S.-Cuba relations.

"Today I want to express my concern about the dangerous and backward-thinking policies being pushed by conservative hardliners in the both the CJS and T-HUD appropriations bills," Congressman McGovern said. "Obviously there are some members here who are nostalgic for the Cold War and policies of the past. Thanks to the leadership of President Obama and this administration, we are making real progress in normalizing relations with Cuba and connecting them with the 21st century economy.

"Instead of celebrating this progress, hardliners are once again trying to shut down the new openings for greater citizen diplomacy created by the administration," McGovern added. "This is the wrong thing to do for America, this is the wrong thing to do for American companies, and this is the wrong thing to do for the American people."

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