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Cohen Statement on the Re-establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Cuba

July 1, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement after President Obama announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba and the re-opening of our nation’s embassy in Havana:

“The re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba, along with our embassy in Havana reopening, will eventually open new trade avenues for Memphis entrepreneurs and businesses as well as improve Americans’ freedom to travel—and it is the right thing to do,” said Congressman Cohen. “These decisions will also help promote human rights and freedom in a country where we have had little influence for too long. I am proud of the quick, but no doubt difficult, work our President has done to chart a new course in our relationship with Cuba, and I wholeheartedly support his efforts to tear down the walls that separate us.”