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| https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-statement-on-us-cuba-relations | MURPHY STATEMENT ON US-CUBA RELATIONS | 2014-12-17 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | CT | Christopher Murphy | M001169 | www.murphy.senate.gov | legacy | MURPHY STATEMENT ON US-CUBA RELATIONS Murphy: New engagement and dialogue is more likely to succeed than isolationist policies of the last fifty years Wednesday, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after President Obama announced the release of Alan Gross and efforts to normalize trade and travel relations between the United States and Cuba. I applaud President Obama’s announcement today that the United States will finally take steps to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba. Decades of embargo and isolation have not worked to bring fundamental change to Cuba and have instead become a source of friction between the United States and our partners in the Western Hemisphere and across the globe. It is high time that we take a different approach to bring democracy and prosperity to the people of Cuba. The changes announced by the President today – including increased people-to-people ties and expanded commerce - should help to empower the people of Cuba to improve their lives. While these new policies will not bring change overnight, I am optimistic that this new engagement and dialogue is more likely to succeed than our hard-line, isolationist policies of the last fifty years. In any event, I look forward to carefully reviewing the details of this policy in the Foreign Relations Committee early in the next session of Congress. I am also pleased that Alan Gross has been released from prison in Cuba and is finally back home with his family. Cuba has a long way to go, but today marks an important first step in what I hope will be a much brighter future between the peoples of the United States and Cuba. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |