Kathy Castor hopeful that legislation to expand Americans’ travel to Cuba can survive congressional debate
Advocates for liberalizing relations between Cuba and the U.S. cheered last week after the Senate Appropriations Committee adopted three amendments to the fiscal 2016 Financial Services spending bill related to the communist island nation, including a provision that would allow Americans to travel to Cuba under any circumstances and two others that would open up trade with the country. What was significant about that vote was that it was the first time since President Obama announced his diplomatic breakthrough last…