In the Loop: CRS Report of the Week: ‘Cuba Sanctions: Legislative Restrictions Limiting the Normalization of Relations’

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday to lift the Cuba trade embargo — which was great timing for this week’s Loop Congressional Research Service Report pick!President Obama began the process of “normalizing relations with Cuba, but he can’t go it alone. To completely open up Cuba to U.S. business and vice versa would require congressional action. The president, per law, could only eliminate the embargo if he says there is “a transition government is in power in Cuba” or “if he determines that a democratically elected government is in power,” according to a CRS report on Cuba sanctions.Read full article >>