MIAMI, United States. — Democratic Senators Amy Klobuchar, Chris Murphy and Elizabeth Warren and Republicans Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall have introduced a bill to lift the trade embargo against the Cuban regime.
According to a statement released Monday by US politicians, the bill “would create new economic opportunities for US companies and farmers by boosting exports” and would allow “Cubans greater access to products.”
In this sense, the initiative seeks to repeal the provisions of the laws “that prevent Americans from doing business in Cuba, but maintains in force the laws that address human rights or property claims against the Cuban government.”
Senator Amy Klobuchar indicated that the bill “seeks to turn the page on the failed isolation policy” of the United States towards the Caribbean country.
For Senator Jerry Moran, the embargo prevents “selling in a market just 90 miles away,” a fact that, he pointed out, harms US producers.
Point out the agency AFP that to be approved the text would need the approval of the US House of Representatives and Senate.
Despite the easing policy promoted by the Biden administration, which has liquidated several of the sanctions promoted by former President Donald Trump, the differences between Havana and Washington continue, especially in terms of human rights.
In recent months, representatives of both nations have met in Havana to address issues of bilateral interest, although, according to experts, it seems unlikely that the relationship between Washington and Havana will return to the point it was during the “thaw” of the Obama era.
At the moment, the United States government keeps Cuba on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, as well as on the list of countries that do not respect religious freedom.
