Contact your Representative by completing this letter. We also advise calling. You can find that number here or copy and paste http://bit.ly/3nmMCKA. Ask your Representative to vote no on H.R. 314 as it is marked up in the House Foreign Affairs Committee and if or when it is brought to the floor.
WHY THE URGENCY?
On Tuesday, March 28th, at 10:00 AM, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will mark-up H.R. 314, the FORCE Act, to prohibit the removal of Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until Cuba satisfies certain conditions, and for other purposes. As it stands now, the SSOT is a State Department designation and can be rescinded by order of the President. This is what President Obama did in 2015, and then Trump put Cuba back on the list in 2021. We cannot allow the SSOT to become law. Then it will be like the Helms-Burton bill that codified the embargo and it will take a full vote of Congress to rescind it.
WHY WAS CUBA PUT ON THE LIST?
As one of his final actions in office, Donald Trump put Cuba on the list of so-called State Sponsors of Terrorism. State sponsors of terrorism are considered to provide logistical, financial, or political support to groups that carry out terrorist attacks on civilians internationally.
WHY DOESN'T CUBA BELONG ON THE LIST?
Cuba continues to make international commitments to combat terrorism, has collaborated or offered collaboration with the United States on various efforts to counter trafficking and terrorism. You can read more about those here (cut and paste url): http://bit.ly/42F3ufZ
Read more information, "Debunking the Arguments for Cuba to be on the SSOT" (cut and paste url): https://bit.ly/3TW3KDv
Please tell your Representative that Cuba does not belong on the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. Ask your Representative to vote NO on H.R. 314 as it is marked up in the House Foreign Affairs Committee and if or when it is brought to the floor.
The House Hearing will be broadcast by live webacste on March 28 at 10 am: foreignaffairs.house.gov/
You can attend a briefing on the SSOT by ACERE from 12 to 1:15 pm EDT, by registering here: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2WLAm9ZFRtqa3tDIA2pI7w