Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy has set off on the first congressional mission to Cuba following Obama's announcement on Dec. 17 that Washington would start normalizing ties with its old Cold War foe. Leahy is heading a group of four Democratic senators and two Democratic representatives, all of whom have visited Cuba in the past and who strongly support Obama's policy, a statement from his office said. Their three-day trip aims to get an idea from Cuban government officials of how they see the normalization process and convey a sense of what Americans expect. Leahy is heading a group of four Democratic senators and two Democratic representatives, all of whom have visited Cuba in the past and who strongly support Obama's policy
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Leahy is heading a group of four Democratic senators and two Democratic representatives, all of whom have visited Cuba in the past and who strongly support Obama's policy
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Their three-day trip aims to get an idea from Cuban government officials of how they see the normalization process and convey a sense of what Americans expect
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Leahy's group will return from Havana Monday, though the Senate will be on vacation in observance of the Martin Luther King federal holiday
Separately, the United States and @placeholder are holding high-level talks in Havana next week on normalizing ties.