releases: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-cuba-announcements
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| https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-cuba-announcements | Sanders Statement on Cuba Announcements | 2014-12-17 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | www.sanders.senate.gov | legacy | BURLINGTON, Vt., Dec. 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after it was announced that the United States will open talks with Cuba aimed at restoring full diplomatic relations and that Alan Gross, a U.S. citizen being held in Cuba has been released. "I applaud the president for beginning discussions to establish full diplomatic relations with Cuba, just like most of the rest of the world. This is a major step forward in ending the 55-year Cold War with Cuba. Normal diplomatic relations would mean not only that Americans have the opportunity to visit Cuba, but businesses in Vermont and elsewhere can sell products there. "When I visited Cuba last February I had the opportunity to meet Alan Gross, who was released today after being held for more than five years in prison. I am very glad he was finally released and will soon be reunited with his family." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |