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Four House Democrats \u2014 Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Teresa Leger Fern\u00e1ndez (D-NM), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), and Delia Ram\u00edrez (D-IL) \u2014 spent four days in Cuba meeting with communist President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel, government ministers, medical officials, business leaders, and other groups before concluding that President Donald Trump\u2019s energy sanctions had transformed the island into what they described as a \u201csilent Gaza.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The congressional delegation made the trip after the Trump administration imposed a de facto fuel embargo on Cuba earlier this year following the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, tightening pressure on Havana by threatening penalties against countries that continue supplying fuel to the island.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters<\/span> after the trip, Pocan said someone he met in Cuba described the island as a \u201csilent Gaza\u201d \u2014 a comparison he said was \u201capt.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere may not be bombings, but there are certainly conditions that prevent people from going about their daily lives,\u201d Pocan said. \u201cThey can\u2019t go to work, they can\u2019t preserve their food, they can\u2019t access medical supplies, or live as they did before.\u201d The comparison comes as left-wing lawmakers have repeatedly invoked Gaza in debates over seemingly unrelated domestic and foreign policy issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

The delegation also directed criticism at Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose family fled communist Cuba. \u201cI think Marco Rubio is making this personal and not professional,\u201d Pocan said. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ram\u00edrez went considerably further, accusing the United States of pursuing \u201c60-year-long imperialistic policies\u201d against Cuba and blaming Trump and Rubio for worsening what she called a humanitarian crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPlain and simple, our 60-year-long imperialistic policies, including an immoral, inexcusable, cruel blockade, have contributed to the dire conditions facing Cubans who yearn to be free,\u201d Ram\u00edrez said in a <\/span>statement<\/span> released after returning from Havana.<\/span><\/p>\n

She also claimed Trump was advancing a \u201cwhite nationalist agenda\u201d through his immigration policies and argued the United States must end the blockade, end the sanctions, and dismantle policies she said violate international law.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a joint <\/span>statement<\/span>, the four lawmakers claimed the Trump administration\u2019s policies were \u201cstrangling\u201d Cuba and warned that sanctions were \u201ckilling everyday Cuban citizens.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dexter, a physician, praised Cuba\u2019s government-run healthcare system, saying, \u201cCuba created a free, universal healthcare system that millions of Cubans and others around the world have come to expect and depend on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u00e9ger Fern\u00e1ndez likewise condemned U.S. policy, saying, \u201cWhat the United States is doing to this island is a siege.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Cuba\u2019s communist government quickly embraced the Democrats\u2019 comments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez Parrilla celebrated the delegation on <\/span>X<\/span>, writing that the lawmakers had confirmed through \u201cfirsthand exchanges\u201d the \u201ccollective punishment\u201d imposed by the United States and the \u201cinhuman impact\u201d of what he called a \u201cgenocidal policy designed in South Florida.\u201d Rodr\u00edguez also promoted the slogan \u201cCuba is not a threat,\u201d a phrase frequently used by the Cuban government in international campaigns against U.S. sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Trump administration has <\/span>defended<\/span> its Cuba policy as an effort to weaken the communist regime rather than to punish the Cuban people. The White House has argued that Havana\u2019s decades of economic mismanagement, combined with authoritarian rule, bear primary responsibility for the island\u2019s ongoing shortages and rolling blackouts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rubio, whose parents emigrated from Cuba before Fidel Castro consolidated power, has long supported maintaining pressure on the communist government and has argued that sanctions should remain in place until meaningful democratic reforms occur.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more Trump Gives Another Clue On Thursday\u2019s Primetime Announcement<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Four House Democrats \u2014 Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Teresa Leger Fern\u00e1ndez (D-NM), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), and Delia Ram\u00edrez (D-IL) \u2014 spent four days in Cuba meeting with communist President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel, government ministers, medical officials, business leaders, and other groups before concluding that President Donald Trump\u2019s energy sanctions had transformed the island into what they described as a \u201csilent Gaza.\u201dThe congressional delegation made the trip after the Trump administration imposed a de facto fuel embargo on Cuba earlier this year following the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, tightening pressure on Havana by threatening penalties against countries that continue supplying fuel to the island.Speaking to reporters after the trip, Pocan said someone he met in Cuba described the island as a \u201csilent Gaza\u201d \u2014 a comparison he said was \u201capt.\u201d \u201cThere may not be bombings, but there are certainly conditions that prevent people from going about their daily lives,\u201d Pocan said. \u201cThey can\u2019t go to work, they can\u2019t preserve their food, they can\u2019t access medical supplies, or live as they did before.\u201d The comparison comes as left-wing lawmakers have repeatedly invoked Gaza in debates over seemingly unrelated domestic and foreign policy issues.The delegation also directed criticism at Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose family fled communist Cuba. \u201cI think Marco Rubio is making this personal and not professional,\u201d Pocan said. Ram\u00edrez went considerably further, accusing the United States of pursuing \u201c60-year-long imperialistic policies\u201d against Cuba and blaming Trump and Rubio for worsening what she called a humanitarian crisis.\u201cPlain and simple, our 60-year-long imperialistic policies, including an immoral, inexcusable, cruel blockade, have contributed to the dire conditions facing Cubans who yearn to be free,\u201d Ram\u00edrez said in a statement released after returning from Havana.She also claimed Trump was advancing a \u201cwhite nationalist agenda\u201d through his immigration policies and argued the United States must end the blockade, end the sanctions, and dismantle policies she said violate international law.In a joint statement, the four lawmakers claimed the Trump administration\u2019s policies were \u201cstrangling\u201d Cuba and warned that sanctions were \u201ckilling everyday Cuban citizens.\u201dDexter, a physician, praised Cuba\u2019s government-run healthcare system, saying, \u201cCuba created a free, universal healthcare system that millions of Cubans and others around the world have come to expect and depend on.\u201dL\u00e9ger Fern\u00e1ndez likewise condemned U.S. policy, saying, \u201cWhat the United States is doing to this island is a siege.\u201d Cuba\u2019s communist government quickly embraced the Democrats\u2019 comments.Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez Parrilla celebrated the delegation on X, writing that the lawmakers had confirmed through \u201cfirsthand exchanges\u201d the \u201ccollective punishment\u201d imposed by the United States and the \u201cinhuman impact\u201d of what he called a \u201cgenocidal policy designed in South Florida.\u201d Rodr\u00edguez also promoted the slogan \u201cCuba is not a threat,\u201d a phrase frequently used by the Cuban government in international campaigns against U.S. sanctions.The Trump administration has defended its Cuba policy as an effort to weaken the communist regime rather than to punish the Cuban people. The White House has argued that Havana\u2019s decades of economic mismanagement, combined with authoritarian rule, bear primary responsibility for the island\u2019s ongoing shortages and rolling blackouts.Rubio, whose parents emigrated from Cuba before Fidel Castro consolidated power, has long supported maintaining pressure on the communist government and has argued that sanctions should remain in place until meaningful democratic reforms occur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nAfter Cuba Trip, Dems Blame U.S. For Turning Communist Island Into \u2018Silent Gaza\u2019 - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1256\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"After Cuba Trip, Dems Blame U.S. For Turning Communist Island Into \u2018Silent Gaza\u2019 - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Four House Democrats \u2014 Reps. 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Ram\u00edrez went considerably further, accusing the United States of pursuing \u201c60-year-long imperialistic policies\u201d against Cuba and blaming Trump and Rubio for worsening what she called a humanitarian crisis.\u201cPlain and simple, our 60-year-long imperialistic policies, including an immoral, inexcusable, cruel blockade, have contributed to the dire conditions facing Cubans who yearn to be free,\u201d Ram\u00edrez said in a statement released after returning from Havana.She also claimed Trump was advancing a \u201cwhite nationalist agenda\u201d through his immigration policies and argued the United States must end the blockade, end the sanctions, and dismantle policies she said violate international law.In a joint statement, the four lawmakers claimed the Trump administration\u2019s policies were \u201cstrangling\u201d Cuba and warned that sanctions were \u201ckilling everyday Cuban citizens.\u201dDexter, a physician, praised Cuba\u2019s government-run healthcare system, saying, \u201cCuba created a free, universal healthcare system that millions of Cubans and others around the world have come to expect and depend on.\u201dL\u00e9ger Fern\u00e1ndez likewise condemned U.S. policy, saying, \u201cWhat the United States is doing to this island is a siege.\u201d Cuba\u2019s communist government quickly embraced the Democrats\u2019 comments.Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez Parrilla celebrated the delegation on X, writing that the lawmakers had confirmed through \u201cfirsthand exchanges\u201d the \u201ccollective punishment\u201d imposed by the United States and the \u201cinhuman impact\u201d of what he called a \u201cgenocidal policy designed in South Florida.\u201d Rodr\u00edguez also promoted the slogan \u201cCuba is not a threat,\u201d a phrase frequently used by the Cuban government in international campaigns against U.S. sanctions.The Trump administration has defended its Cuba policy as an effort to weaken the communist regime rather than to punish the Cuban people. 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