Nancy Pelosi leads House delegation to Cuba
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi traveled with a congressional congregation to Cuba on Tuesday. The trip is the first official House delegation to travel to the island nation since President Barack Obama announced late last year an easing of trade restrictions with the Castro regime. Story Continued Below âThis delegation travels to Cuba in friendship and to build upon the announcement of U.S. normalization of relations and other initiatives announced by President Obama,â Pelosi (D-Calif.) said. âThis delegation will work to advance the U.S.-Cuba relationship and build on the work done by many in the Congress over the years, especially with respect to agriculture and trade.â The delegation includes Democratic Reps. Eliot Engel of New York, Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, Collin Peterson of Minnesota, Anna Eshoo of California, Nydia VelÃ¡zquez of New York, Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, Steve Israel of New York and David Cicilline of Rhode Island. Engel is the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. The lawmakers will meet with Cuban government officials, Cardinal Jaime Ortega y Alamino and local community leaders.