US: Lawmakers reintroduce bill to end restrictions on Cuba travel
A bipartisan group of US senators reintroduced legislation Thursday to repeal all restrictions on travel to Cuba, this time attracting far more co-sponsors in a sign of growing support for US-Cuban detente even as its future looks uncertain. The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act was introduced in 2015 by eight Republican and Democratic co-sponsors but never made it to the floor. The latest measure attracted 55 co-sponsors. While efforts to ease the decades-old US embargo against Cuba have been gathering strength and 55 votes would be a majority in the 100-member Senate, that number falls short of the 60 needed to advance the legislation. There was no indication the chamber’s Republican leaders would allow the measure to come up for a vote.<br/>
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US: Lawmakers reintroduce bill to end restrictions on Cuba travel
A bipartisan group of US senators reintroduced legislation Thursday to repeal all restrictions on travel to Cuba, this time attracting far more co-sponsors in a sign of growing support for US-Cuban detente even as its future looks uncertain. The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act was introduced in 2015 by eight Republican and Democratic co-sponsors but never made it to the floor. The latest measure attracted 55 co-sponsors. While efforts to ease the decades-old US embargo against Cuba have been gathering strength and 55 votes would be a majority in the 100-member Senate, that number falls short of the 60 needed to advance the legislation. There was no indication the chamber’s Republican leaders would allow the measure to come up for a vote.<br/>
