Lawmakers' Cuba Embargo Support Tied To Donations

McClatchy:

Supporters of the U.S. embargo against Cuba have contributed nearly $11 million to members of Congress since 2004 in a largely successful effort to block efforts to weaken sanctions against the island, a new report shows.

In several cases, the report by Public Campaign says, members of Congress who had supported easing sanctions against Cuba changed their position -- and got donations from the U.S.-Cuba Democracy Political Action Committee and its donors.

Read the whole story: McClatchy

Comments

[cholden]

I lived in South Florida for 12 years and I can assure all of you that the Cuban population is Florida owns the Republican party. Cuban immigrants are only interested in political power and punishing Castro. If they really wanted to help their fellow Cubans, they would stop this useless embargo for the good of their fellow Cubans. They send lots of money to their relatives in Cuba. Yet, due to the embargo, no money flows back to US businesses.

Cuba is a beautiful country. The people are very friendly and resourceful. Of, course I wouldn't know that personally because I've never visited Cuba in my many travels (wink! wink!).

With out high unemployment rate, it makes economic sense to open up a whole new market for American businesses. Cuba is no threat to the US.

[bwenston42]

Please cholden, we can not have our citizens going to a communist country.The next thing you know they will become fascist move to Kenya loose their birth certificate and become president.

[cholden]

Keep a very close eye on our Canadian friends. They vacation in droves in Cuba. And they have universal health care....hmmmm. Maybe we should increase border security:)

[redhead61]

Until major news/media picks these types of stories up and promotes them to the TOP PAGE story, instead of the tiniest piece on the back pages, Americans will not be informed enough or CARE enough to force their representatives to change their evil ways.

Its that simple. EDUCATE the public about what these politicians are doing that is underhanded or illegal or immoral.

EDUCATE the public. Get them riled up...get them to CARE.
Otherwise...they go about their business and things continue status quo.

[timberdoodle]

The United States land of the free but not free to travel to Cuba or smoke a Cuban Cigar. Oh I forgot all Americans are expected to be very afraid of that little Island to the South and they must punish them for kicking all the gangsters out of their Country.

[keepyourheaddown*]

Lawmakers = CROOKS AND LIARS!!!

[car2570]

I'm shocked...

what are you going to investigate next? Whether campaign contributions from AIPAC have an effect on Senators and congress people?

Wow...I can't wait for that investigation...LOL

[keepyourheaddown*]

GOT HOPE????
The insurance companies, Big Pharma, and the Banks have plenty of hope...

How about you America??? Still think your living in a Democracy???

They couldn't care less about you...

What a effn joke this government is...

So go ahead and vote, yeah, you do that and then the congress will do what they please...

WAKE UP PEOPLE YOUR GOVERNMENT SELLS TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER!!!

[bwenston42]

So we support The Peoples Republic of China (communist China Red China) but this country keeps the embargo against Cuba. All so the Republicans can get the Cuban vote in South Florida. If we lifted the embargo whom would the Cubans vote for?

[Veronica]

They'd be too busy throwing temper tantrums to vote.

[studmoose]

Memendez - I wonder if he also took money from PhRMA to restrict natural supplements?

NJ is home to dozens of pharmapseutical companies.

My sister needs one type of supplement to help her thyroid disease. The synthetic versions do not absorb the same way in the body and do not work. Also, this supplement just went up this month from $50 to over $100 a bottle. What's with that?

[lightningbolt]

EVERYTHING lawmakers do is tied to campaign donations. We do not live in a democracy. We live in a bribeocracy.

[biglimes]

This policy was stupid from the beginning, end it.

[totaldisbelief]

seconded.

[VOTER]

BINGO!

[splinky]

Couldn't we all save some time and delete "Cuba Embargo" from this headline, and just leave it "Lawmakers' Support Tied To Donations" or maybe "Everything Lawmakers Do Tied To Donations"?

[PATina]

Yup. Sounds good.

[PhilipTaylor]

It is time to GIVE CUBA A REST!