[HCCN] Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

[Judy Robbins]

[Reps. Michaud and Pingree are co-sponsors of the House version.  
Calls or emails thanking them would be helpful.
It may be too difficult to move Senator Snowe out of her staunch anti- 
Cuba position, but Senator Collins was once a supporter of the  
"Bridges to Cuba" bill, which, while not at all progressive, offered  
some semblance of creating dialogue. 20 Senate sponsors of S428 is  
very hopeful. -- J.R.]


From: Latin America Working Group (lawg.org):
Travel Ban Legislation Goes Public

On Tuesday, March 31 at noon, Senators Dorgan (D-ND), Enzi (R-WY),  
and Dodd (D-CT), along with representatives of the American Farm  
Bureau, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Human Rights Watch,  
publicly announced S. 428, "The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act" in a  
press conference so well attended that reporters were standing in the  
halls. LAWG was there capturing the excitement of the moment and  
representing all of you.




The senators announced S. 428 enthusiastically; and thanks to all of  
your work in the previous day, months, and years, the bill was  
introduced with 20 Senate co-sponsors.

On Thursday, April 2, the House of Representatives will hold a press  
conference to unvail H.R. 874, the House companion of "The Freedom to  
Travel to Cuba Act." Also, because of all your hard work calling  
offices and sending messages, there are an amazing total of 121 co- 
sponsors on H.R. 874.

To check if your member has co-sponsored the bill, visit  
www.thomas.gov and search for bill number, H.R. 874. If she/he  
hasn't, please call or use this link to send a message. You can  
search thomas.gov for a list of co-sponsors for S.428 also and use  
this link to e-mail your senators.

Your work contacting your members and telling your friends has gotten  
us to this point, and we want to thank you for everything you've  
done. Please, keep your energy and determination high; and if you  
haven't checked out our most recent blog post, be sure to do so here.

We need to continue building momentum if we want to see a real change  
in our Cuba policy.

If you aren't already part of our Cuba policy e-mail network, sign up  
here.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 April 2009 )
Tags: Action Alerts, 2009





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