WASHINGTON — Rep. Rosa DeLauro will be among about 20 other lawmakers, most of them Democrats, to visit Cuba with President Obama, when he makes his historic trip to the island next week. Continue Reading →
DeLauro to join Obama on Cuba trip
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DeLauro helps form ‘Cuba Working Group’
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WASHINGTON– On the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s announcement that the United States was seeking to normalize relations with Cuba, Rep. Rosa DeLauro and 11 other House members re-established a bipartisan group to seek an end to remaining sanctions Continue Reading →
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Connecticut tobacco farmers eyeing Cuban market
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WASHINGTON – Before the Cuban Revolution brought on the U.S. economic embargo on the island about 55 years ago, Cuba’s world-class cigars were often wrapped in special tobacco leaves grown in Connecticut. Connecticut farmers want access to that market again, and Sen. Chris Murphy wants to help them get it. Continue Reading →
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Larson joins a stream of lawmakers visiting Cuba
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WASHINGTON — While millions of Americans visit the beach, mountains or relatives this Memorial Day weekend, Rep. John Larson has packed his bags to go to Cuba. Larson, D-1st District, will join the stream of lawmakers who have traveled to Havana since President Obama moved to normalize relations with Cuba late last year.
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DeLauro: Not viewing opening to Cuba with ‘rose-colored glasses’
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Washington – Back from a nearly week-long congressional trip to Cuba and other Caribbean points, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro said she was optimistic about President Obama’s opening to the island, but realizes the thaw in relations is limited. Continue Reading →
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Op-Ed: From revenge to reconciliation with Cuba
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Over the years Connecticut people have created many connections to Cuba, both positive and negative. Now the U.S. will relate to the island nation the same way every other country does. Continue Reading →