Obama defended his trip to Cuba on March 20, the first by a sitting USA president in 88 years, as a way to exert more US influence on economic and political changes in Cuba.
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“I don’t know where Cuba is going to sue us, but if they sue us in a court in Miami, they’re going to lose”, Rubio said to laughs and thunderous applause in the debate hall in Miami.
President Barack Obama said sentiment in Congress is building toward lifting the decades-old trade embargo with Cuba, but it’s “not yet at a critical mass” and that the next big step in restoring relations with the island nation will be left for his successor. New flight regulations announced earlier this year are expected to begin in the fall, allowing commercial flights from the USA directly to Cuba.
Klobuchar is the lead Senate sponsor of legislation to lift the USA trade embargo with Cuba. AT&T is still in talks and no agreement has been reached, the report continued. “We don’t want to get sued after the deal is made”, he said. No details were immediately available.
The White House confirmed to AFP that the letter was authentic.
The Florida senator is hoping to win his home state primary next Tuesday, in part by appealing to Cuban-Americans who have opposed the increasing USA dialogue with the Communist government.
While many US companies are interested in the Cuban market, most have been slow to take advantage of the USA opening to Havana.
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Under the embargo, phone calls between the United States and Cuba have mostly been completed through third-party countries, adding expense and reducing quality.
