Because of heavy pressure from the White House on Republicans who have supported the travel amendments in the past, Congressman Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., withdrew his travel amendment to the Transportation/Treasury Appropriations Bill. (See below)

However, Congressman Jim Davis, D-Fla., will introduce an amendment to the Transportation/Treasury bill to REVERSE the following new regulations, imposed in June 2004 by the Bush administration, impacting Cuban Americans:

• Visits by Cuban Americans to Cuba are now limited to visits once every three years
   
• Visits by Cuban Americans currently limited to two weeks
   
• Visits by Cuban Americans currently limited to “immediate” family (excluding aunts, uncles and cousins)
   
• Restrictions on the contents of gift parcels that Cuban Americans may carry to their families in Cuba.

Action

Urge your representative in Congress to support the Davis amendment to the Transportation/Treasury bill on Cuban American travel rights. Visit our online Legislative Action Center to send an immediate message by e-mail or fax or call the Capitol switchboard at 202.224.3121

Message

• I strongly urge you to support the Davis amendment to the Transportation/Treasury Appropriations bill on Cuban American travel rights.
   

• The newest collection of regulations jeopardizes countless innocent Cubans who depend on visits from their Cuban American relatives, not only for moral support, but also for the delivery of food, medicine, clothing and money.
   

• These sweeping changes were done without so much as one hearing in congress.
   

• As the Cuban people are struggling to recover from the devastation of Hurricanes Charley and Ivan, Cuban Americans are being prohibited from visiting Cuba to help their own family members rebuild.

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