Eighty House Democrats Urge Biden to Ease Cuba Restrictions

Eighty U.S. House Democrats urged President Joe Biden to “promptly” reverse his predecessor’s “cruel policies against the Cuban people” and renew a productive dialogue with the island’s communist government.

“With the stroke of a pen, you can assist struggling Cuban families and promote a more constructive approach by promptly returning to the Obama–Biden Administration policy of engagement and normalization of relations,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Biden that was dated Tuesday.

Representatives Bobby Rush of Illinois, Gwen Moore of Wisconsin, and Barbara Lee of California were among the letter’s lead signers. Rush has previously introduced legislation aimed at ...