Would the administration give back a naval base . That issue is not on the table would the i dont it could be on our table. Would you object . I dont know the answer to that. Let me go to mr. Smith. We have the act that doesnt allow us to deal with Certain Properties seized by americans. You have travel, credit cards, et cetera. How do you plan to make sure american travellers arent confiscated from americans or otherwise violating the cuban solidarity. That act says you cant provide a loan to further transactions about a confiscated propertiment doesnt say you cant stay at a hotel or does the Credit Card Company extend the loan when you use a credit card to pay for a hotel stay at a confiscated property . A credit card may extend a loan to the traveller. So you are extending a loan to facilitate staying at the hotel, thats in conformity with the act . We have the act replicated in regulations. We will follow to the letter whats in the act because we have with it in our regulations. We
It is good being with you. Let me first go on record saying i wholeheartedly agree with the president s change in direction. I think it is clear that over 50 years nothing has changed with the policy we had. Time says if you dont do the same thing over and over again and you get the same result. I wholeheartedly agree. I should also say that i do feel the passion of, for example, my good friend the Ranking Member of the western hemisphere, listening to his opening statement. And i would hope the kinds of questions just because the passion he has is for the people of cuba. In his opening statement, some of the quest as he has, hope it is that kind of dialogue that goes forward with some of the questions he has a trying to make sure there is a better day for the cuban people. And so in that regard, ive been down all of been to cuba several times in other places in latin america and the caribbean. And i have found that one of the major obstacles we have had in the region is on cuban polic
Naval base . That issue is not on the table with the would the it could be on our table. Would you object . I dont know the answer to that, as a matter of executive policy. Let me go on to mr. Smith. We have the cuban solidarity act that doesnt allow us to deal with Certain Properties that have been seized by americans. Youve got new regulations on travel credit cards, etc. How do you plan to make sure that american travelers arent making breaking the law from staying in hotels violating the cuban american solidarity act . One thing i should say about that, the act, what that does is you cant provide a loan or credit or provide financing to further those transactions involving confiscated property. It doesnt say you cant stay at a hotel or engage in any kind of does the Credit Card Company extend a loan when you use a credit card to pay for a hotel stay at a confiscated property . The Credit Card Company may extend the loan to the traveler. Facilitate staying at the hotel, you think th
Been a lot of talk about what the neighbors are allies in the region have identified a problem with it cuban u. S. Policy so what is really the best way we can engage some of these partners in the region who now can point to a change in policy to use them in a way to help bring about liberties and democracy in cuba that we all want to . Whats the strategy for effectively engaging others in the region to be partners in this work now but the policy has begun to change . The second is how can we as a congress best advance this issue of human rights . This continues to be a very serious issue. How do we play world in enforcing Real Progress in helping with the human rights issue and finally to build on mr. Sires question how do we ensure that this Economic Engagement that is intended here intended to support the cuban people does not instead fortified the government at this very critical time . How do we protect against unintended consequence when we think we are helping entrepreneurs in t
The clerk the speakers room washington, d. C. , february 4 2015. I hereby appoint the honorable david w. Jolly to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2015, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority andinit leadersorng hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majory d noty leaders and e nority whip limited to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. Ross, for five minutes. Mr. Ross mr. Speaker, i rise this morning to bring to the attention my colleagues an important event taking place in the 15th Congressional District of florida which i have the privilege to represent. With the opening in tampa this friday, our state marshalls, the str