McConnell Vows to Block Any Cuba Ambassador [View all]

[eridani]

Fucking asshole.

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/31258-mcconnell-vows-to-block-any-cuba-ambassador-named-by-obama

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, interviewed on the "Fox News Sunday" television program, said the Senate is unlikely to confirm any U.S. ambassador to Havana nominated by Obama.

McConnell added, "There are sanctions that were imposed by Congress. I think the administration will have a hard time getting those removed. This is a policy that there is substantial opposition to in Congress."

Last December, Obama announced he would use his executive powers to move toward more normal relations with Cuba after a five-decade standoff.

Those steps have included establishing diplomatic relations, an expansion of some travel from the United States to Cuba, increasing the limit on remittances to Cuban nationals from those living in the United States and expanding some trade in goods and services.

But it would be up to Congress to allow normal travel and full trade.

Republicans control both the Senate and House of Representatives. Many Republican oppose Obama's moves toward better relations with Cuba, claiming they only bolster Cuba's communist leaders. Republicans also fear alienating Cuban Americans in Florida who have fled the island nation and are supporters of the Republican Party.