Dems tell Pelosi they support ban on travel to Cuba
More than 50 House Democrats -- including Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Kendrick Meek, Alcee Hastings and Ron Klein --- sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi supporting current Cuba policy, which embargo-supporters say effectively squashes efforts to lift a ban on travel to Cuba.
The letter is aimed at blunting the momentum proponents of lifting the travel ban have claimed under a Democratic president and Democratic-led Congress.
"We felt it was important to show that when push comes to shove, the votes aren't there,'' Wasserman Schultz said.Proponents of lifting the travel ban, however, said they've got 180 sponsors to repeal the decades-old ban and said the letter doesn't change the outlook for getting the bill passed.
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