Bills introduced in US House and Senate to undo Cuban Trade Embargo

[johndalton44]

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/491

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/664?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22cuba%22%5D%7D

http://halfwheel.com/bill-lift-cuban-trade-embargo-introduced-u-s-senate/79819

Some interesting developments here. Seems like the short end of timelines could be accurate if this has majority support.

[CanuckSARTech]

Hmmmmm. Interesting.

[Dara]

Whats the bets that Congress (Controlled by the Republicans...in fact they control both houses) won't let this bill by Obama ( a democrat president) pass before the presidential election?

I hope i'm wrong but given the whole mess that was made of the federal budget the last 2 times it went to the senate for approval I see this being used to score points (especially as Florida doesn't want the embargo lifted and its an important state in presidential elections)!

[FLB03TT]

Doubt the Republicans will throw Rubio under the bus and go along with this. If Rubio moderates his hard line stance I think there's a chance it could pass. Recent polls show that over two thirds of Floridians favor normalizing relations with Cuba.

Stay tuned...

[Charley]

My fear is that if this happens it will destroy Cuban cigars for a long time.

[cassius]

I've heard they already have fields for post embargo productions. Any truth to that?

[CaptainQuintero]

I've heard they already have fields for post embargo productions.  Any truth to that?

I think it's pretty safe to say that Hsa have been preparing for the end of the embargo for a long time and has plans ready to go if needs be. Cuba had, and there isn't any reason why it cant again, I think 300 million cigars being made in the 1920s.

Obviously it couldn't do it over night but there is the ability and resources there to increase production to whatever the market demands are.