Barack Obama's institution of policies to help thaw the U.S.'s Cold War estrangement from Cuba was one of the crowning achievement's of his Presidency. It now appears, however, that whatever headway has been made between Washington and the Communist island will soon come to a halt.
A report published by The Daily Caller cites sources who say that Cuban-American lawmakers Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla), Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla) are pushing for the Trump administration to reverse course on U.S.-Cuba relations. The administration let it be known that policies concerning Cuba were put under review as soon as Trump took office. The U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, says it expects that administration officials will announce changes in Miami in June.
The U.S. has imposed an economic embargo on Cuba for 57 years. While Obama loosened some of the regulations that forbade certain types of trade, investment, and travel, his policies didn't altogether dismantle the embargo. Still, following his trip as the first President to visit the Cuba in nearly a century, flights to the island had resumed and politicians and business leaders have traveled to meet officials about partnerships and future engagements.
Source: thehill.com
