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4 US lawmakers criticize Cuba embargo

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

HAVANA -- Four Democratic members of U.S. Congress who traveled to Cuba this past weekend described the energy embargo imposed on the island by U.S. President Donald Trump as turning the island into a "silent Gaza."

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  1. Jonesboro Sun

    Democratic members of US Congress visit Cuba and compare US energy embargo to 'silent Gaza' (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Four Democratic U.S. Congress members have described the energy embargo on Cuba as a “silent Gaza.” The embargo was imposed by U.S. President Trump in January after Venezuela's former President Nicolás Maduro was captured. Reps. Mark Pocan, Teresa Leger-Fernández, Maxine…

  2. Washington Times

    Democratic members of U.S. Congress visit Cuba and compare U.S. energy embargo to 'silent Gaza' (opens Washington Times)

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    Four Democratic members of U.S. Congress who traveled to Cuba this weekend described the energy embargo imposed on the island by U.S. President Donald Trump as turning the island into a "silent Gaza."

  3. The Daily Wire

    After Cuba Trip, Dems Blame U.S. For Turning Communist Island Into ‘Silent Gaza’ (opens The Daily Wire)

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    Four House Democrats — Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), and Delia Ramírez (D-IL) — spent four days in Cuba meeting with communist President Miguel Díaz-Canel, government ministers, medical officials, business leaders, and other groups before concluding th…

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    4 US lawmakers criticize Cuba embargo (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    HAVANA -- Four Democratic members of U.S. Congress who traveled to Cuba this past weekend described the energy embargo imposed on the island by U.S. President Donald Trump as turning the island into a "silent Gaza."

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