In a rebuke against President Bush, the House last night
voted to reverse a new administration policy that limits travel by
Cuban-Americans to visit their families in Cuba. The 225-174 vote is
not expected to survive the legislative process; the Senate version of
the bill is still in committee and even if both chambers keep the
amendment on the final transportation appropriations bill, Republican
leaders said they believe Bush would veto it. But the vote was viewed
as a slap at Bush as he battles to keep his historic domination of the
Cuban-American vote in Florida. ''It was a huge win -- a total
repudiation of the administration. The family won today in America,"
said Representative Bill Delahunt. The
administration this summer changed travel rules to limit
Cuban-Americans to one trip every three years to visit their families
on the communist island, instead of the previous, once-a-year rule. [more ]
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