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Dear Cuba Policy Advocates,
Today at 12 noon Senators Dorgan (D-ND), Enzi (R-WY), and Dodd
(D-CT), along with representatives of the American Farm Burean, 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.
Check out a clip of the press conference that we recorded on our cell
phone camera. (Apologies for the poor quality, but it's the
best we could do.)
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 (see the top
right corner of this message or visit our website,
www.lawg.org).
Don't forget to forward this message to your friends and family,
especially if you have previously forwarded our messages to individuals
and lists that aren't part of the LAWG network (we have no other way to
reach them to report on the results of their calls and e-mails)! 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.
Sincerely,
Mavis Anderson
Paulo Gusmao
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