Posted 4/2/2024, 4:43:00 PM
Maryland Groups Urge Sen. Cardin to Lift Cuba Embargo as SFRC Chair, Citing Humanitarian Impacts
- A coalition of 100+ Maryland groups is urging Sen. Cardin to lift the Cuba embargo as SFRC chairman, citing humanitarian impacts.
- The embargo has been in place 60+ years and caused mass suffering of Cuban people, per the letter.
- Cardin supported Obama's Cuba thaw but has criticized Cuba's human rights record. The groups see a window with Cardin as chairman.
- The window is closing as Democrats may lose Senate control, and GOP aligns on pressuring Cuba.
- The groups say the embargo shares blame for Cuba's misery and should end, though Cuba's challenges aren't all due to the embargo.