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FL H0727
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Status
2/11/2015
Primary Sponsor
Manny Diaz
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AI Summary
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Express profound disagreement with the President's December 17, 2014 decision to restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba after more than 50 years of hostility
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Oppose the opening of a Cuban consulate or any diplomatic office in Florida and urge Congress to uphold the embargo until Cuba's dictatorship ends and human and civil rights are recognized
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Cite concerns about Cuba's communist dictatorship since 1959 under Fidel and Raul Castro, including human rights abuses, impoverishment of Cuban people, and promotion of violent anti-democratic revolutions globally
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Reference the diplomatic initiative's release of U.S. government subcontractor Alan Gross after 5 years of detention and the U.S. release of three convicted Cuban spies linked to terrorist activities
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Direct copies of the memorial to be sent to the President, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and each member of the Florida delegation to Congress
Legislative Description
Diplomatic Relations with Cuba
Last Action
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SM 866 (Adopted)
4/8/2015