Caribbean, Haiti, and Cuba
Our nation’s greatest strength is diversity and our history has been immeasurably enriched by our Caribbean neighbors. Her legislation marking June as Caribbean-American Heritage Month was signed into law in 2005.
Congresswoman Lee has worked for decades to normalize relations with Cuba. She has visited the island more than two dozen times and is working in Congress to lift the trade embargo and end the travel ban.
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Celebrates Historic Funding for Caribbean in FY22 State and Foreign Operations Bill
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July 28, 2021
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July 13, 2021
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Releases Statement on Ongoing Civil Unrest in Cuba
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March 04, 2021
Lee, Rush, Cohen, Moore, 75 Democratic Colleagues Urge President Biden To Reverse Trump Administration's Cruel Policy Towards Cuba
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January 12, 2021
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Statement on Trump Administration’s Designation of Cuba as State Sponsor of Terror
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December 10, 2019
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Speaks at Foreign Affairs Hearing to Address the Ongoing Crisis in Haiti
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July 25, 2019
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Applauds the Introduction of the Bipartisan Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act