Congressman Flake: More of the Same Won't Hasten Democratic Reforms in Cuba Bush Administration Releases Cuba Report Today

Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, a member of the House International Relations Committee, today responded to the release of the second report of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba.

"It's certainly prudent for the U.S. to begin to think about how we will interact with a post-Castro Cuba," said Flake. "However, it would be imprudent to keep in place policies that have made Castro the longest-reigning dictator in the world."

"Simply put, more of the same won't hasten democratic reforms in Cuba."

"The interests of democracy, both in Cuba and here in the U.S., would be better served by a more honest examination of our current Cuba policy."

Congressman Flake, a critic of the U.S.'s current Cuba policy, believes that the most effective way to hasten democratic reforms in Cuba is to weaken Castro's stranglehold over the country by easing trade and travel restrictions currently imposed by the U.S.

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