Opponents formulate a strategy to derail Obama’s new Cuba policy
December 22, 2014
Paul Kane, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON -Opponents of President Barack Obama’s diplomatic opening toward Cuba began plotting for the long road ahead to block the administration’s new policy, focusing on areas where congressional consent is necessary.
The most likely targets are funding for new diplomatic operations in Havana, as well as the requirement for Senate confirmation of the ambassador, and while the issue has divided Republicans, key conservatives with long anti-Castro records occupy powerful positions in Congress and could thwart Obama’s overtures toward Cuban President Raúl Castro.
The GOP leaders are throwing their weight behind the efforts of Sen. Marco Rubio and Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart...