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Guest AuthorJanuary 31, 2015

On Dec. 17, I flew to Cuba to accompany Alan Gross home after five years in a Havana prison. It was a joyous experience, and the catalyst for President Obama’s decision, with the strong support of Pope Francis, to chart a new course of reconciliation between the people of the United States and Cuba. As […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 30, 2015

Presidential elections only come around once every four years, and the Oscars don’t pull in the numbers nearly like they used to, so the Super Bowl has become truly the premiere American event over the past few decades. And that event is much longer than the 3 1/2 hours that the game is actually played on […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 28, 2015

Marco Rubio is poised to take charge of an influential congressional foreign affairs subcommittee, one that oversees many of the U.S. relationships on our half of the globe. On Wednesday, the Senate named the Florida Republican and prospective 2016 presidential candidate to the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2015

Starting tomorrow, it will be easier for Americans to travel to Cuba than it has been for more than half a century. The Obama administration announced this morning a set of new regulations beginning on Friday easing decades-old restrictions on travel, business and remittances, a tangible result of last month’s announcement by the White House […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2015

Starting tomorrow, it will be easier for Americans to travel to Cuba than it has been for more than half a century. The Obama administration announced this morning a set of new regulations beginning on Friday easing decades-old restrictions on travel, business and remittances, a tangible result of last month’s announcement by the White House […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2015

You wanna lay odds that MaryEllen Elia holds on to her gig next Tuesday? A casual analysis regarding the fate of the 66-year-old Hillsborough County Superintendent shows that it could come down to the two newcomers to the board, Melissa Snively and Sally Harris. Neither of them are fully prepared to make such a momentous decision, they […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 14, 2015

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is asking the Secretary of Treasury a laundry list of questions pertaining to President Barack Obama’s plans to normalize some relations with Cuba. Last month, Obama announced a list of changes to the U.S. policy in Cuba including establishing banking relations with Cuba and allowing U.S. companies to export construction and […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 14, 2015

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is asking the Secretary of Treasury a laundry list of questions pertaining to President Barack Obama’s plans to normalize some relations with Cuba. Last month, Obama announced a list of changes to the U.S. policy in Cuba including establishing banking relations with Cuba and allowing U.S. companies to export construction and […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 13, 2015

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is demanding President Barack Obama explain the exact terms behind Cuba’s promised release of 53 political prisoners, completed on Monday as the start of renewed relations with the United States. Rubio, a prospective 2016 presidential candidate, continued to press the president on the conditions under which former political prisoners were released. […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 12, 2015

With the publication of his new book, American Dreams coming out tomorrow, expect to see and hear a lot of Marco Rubio this week. On CBS’ This Morning, the Florida Senator made appearances in both hours of the morning news show, with a longer hit in the 8 a.m. Eastern time zone block to discuss […]

Tag: Cuba

Patrick Leahy: Prepare the Cuban people for what lies ahead of them

Mitch Perry Report for 1.30.15 -So when does the Super Bowl come back to Tampa?

Marco Rubio named chair of influential foreign affairs subcommittee

Kathy Castor praises, Marco Rubio pans Obama's easing of travel restrictions to Cuba

Kathy Castor praises, Marco Rubio pans Obama’s easing of travel restrictions to Cuba

Mitch Perry Report for 1.15.15 – The establishment comes out fighting for MaryEllen Elia

Marco Rubio asks how U.S. Treasury will legally enforce Obama’s Cuba announcement

Marco Rubio asks how U.S. Treasury will legally enforce Obama's Cuba announcement

Marco Rubio demands answers on Cuban political prisoner deal

Marco Rubio calls Jeb Bush & Mitt Romney “formidable,” but says he can compete