“The U.S. embargo was put in place some forty years ago, yet it has failed to open the doors of democracy to the Cuban people,” said Ross.  “Instead, these sanctions against Cuba are costing American agriculture, especially in Arkansas, billions of dollars because of an embargo put in place when I was born.  Instead of buying their rice from the U.S., they buy it from China.  That has hurt farm families in Arkansas for decades.  We have military power to punish countries suspected of supporting terrorist activities, we shouldn’t use our farm families as a weapon.” 

“Today, we have fewer farm families than ever before, and we should do all we can to help our struggling farmers.  Opening up our markets to Cuba will help increase demand for our agriculture products, and therefore, increase domestic prices, helping our farm families survive.
 I am disappointed that the House of Representatives failed to see this.  It’s time that we open up our markets to the Cuban people, for the benefit of the Cuban people and, more importantly, for the benefit of our farmers here in Arkansas.”
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