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U.S. Senate drops anti-Cuba legislation
In the final negotiations on the year-end spending bill for the U.S. government, Congressional leaders dropped an amendment by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, which called for restricting Cuban-American travel and remittances to Cuba.
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Radio Habana Cuba
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In the final negotiations on the year-end spending bill for the U.S. government, Congressional leaders dropped an amendment by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, which called for restricting Cuban-American travel and remittances to Cuba.
altThe amendment would have reinstated the restrictions imposed by former president George W. Bush on Cuban American family visits and remittances, and it would have removed the authority of President Obama or any future president to modify those rules in any way. Absent a change in law, the rules imposed during the Bush-era would have been frozen forever: one visit every three years, $1,200 limit on remittances, and both for immediate family only.
The Cuba issue was one big obstacle blocking consensus on the spending bill, which threatened to shut down major parts of the government if not approved by midnight Friday.
Finally after dropping the proposed amendment related to Cuba travel and a minor provision related to the supervision of financial operations, members of the House of Representatives and Senate´s Appropriations Committee gave their final approval the bill.
altThe amendment would have reinstated the restrictions imposed by former president George W. Bush on Cuban American family visits and remittances, and it would have removed the authority of President Obama or any future president to modify those rules in any way. Absent a change in law, the rules imposed during the Bush-era would have been frozen forever: one visit every three years, $1,200 limit on remittances, and both for immediate family only.
The Cuba issue was one big obstacle blocking consensus on the spending bill, which threatened to shut down major parts of the government if not approved by midnight Friday.
Finally after dropping the proposed amendment related to Cuba travel and a minor provision related to the supervision of financial operations, members of the House of Representatives and Senate´s Appropriations Committee gave their final approval the bill.