Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)

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Cleaver: It's Time to Thaw Relationship With Cuba

Congressman Cleaver was part of a group of six representatives who met with Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana to begin easing diplomatic relations in talks that he says are way overdue.

"We meet with despots all over the world," said Cleaver. "What we've done in the U.S., which is tragic, is we've let some Cubans who left Cuba in the 1950's dictate national foreign policy."

"The best way for democracy to rule is not with guns or embargo, but with Americans demonstrating how much superior we are in this democracy," said Cleaver. "We have a market out there of people looking to buy our goods and services."

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NYT

Yes Votes (244)

Timothy Bishop D NY-1
Earl Blumenauer D OR-3
John Boccieri D OH-16
Dan Boren D OK-2
Leonard Boswell D IA-3
Frederick Boucher D VA-9
Robert Brady D PA-1
Bruce Braley D IA-1
Corrine Brown D FL-3
George Butterfield D NC-1
Lois Capps D CA-23
Michael Capuano D MA-8
Dennis Cardoza D CA-18
Russ Carnahan D MO-3
Christopher Carney D PA-10
André Carson D IN-7
Kathy Castor D FL-11
Ben Chandler D KY-6
Travis Childers D MS-1
Yvette Clarke D NY-11
William Clay D MO-1
Emanuel Cleaver D MO-5

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From OnTheIssues:

Voted YES on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)