from: http://politicslive.com/2000/07/17/--dsa/9826-2721-Cuba-USTrade.1stLd-Writethr u.a0747.asp Click Here: <A HREF="http://politicslive.com/2000/07/17/--dsa/9826-2721-Cuba-USTrade.1stLd-Wr itethru.a0747.asp">Capitol Hill Blue: Trade experts quietly begin �</A> ----- Trade experts quietly begin analysis of impacts of US embargo July 17, 2000 By ANITA SNOW Associated Press Writer HAVANA (AP) - Two trade experts hired by the American government have quietly arrived here for fact-finding portion of the first U.S. investigation into the effects of the 38-year-old embargo against Cuba, a U.S. source confirmed Monday. The two economists arrived here on Sunday for a weeklong mission for the U.S. International Trade Commission, an independent federal agency, said the source, speaking on customary condition of anonymity. The pair was to meet with Cuban officials and foreigners doing business here to put together a report for the U.S. Congress, the source said. The economists were not immediately available for comment. The visit is part of a larger investigation that the ITC announced in April at the request of the House Ways and Means Committee. The investigation will analyze the historical impact of U.S. sanctions on both the U.S. and Cuban economies, especially on affected sectors, and on U.S. exports, imports, employment, consumers, and investment, the ITC said at the time. A public hearing on the study will be held in Washington in September, and the ITC will submit its report to the committee by Feb. 15, 2001. The mission began as three U.S. senators who favor a lifting of the embargo wrapped up a weekend trip to the communist island. Sens. Max Baucus of Montana and Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, both Democrats, and Sen. Pat Roberts, a Republican from Kansas, are among a growing number of American lawmakers who support at least a partial lifting of the sanctions. The House last month approved a $75.3 billion spending bill for farm programs and food regulation after dropping a provision that would remove restrictions on American food and medicine sales to Cuba. But House Republican leaders have agreed to try to put a more restricted version in the final version of the legislation later this year. American opponents of the embargo say it has failed their aim of forcing Castro to create a more open society. Supporters of the sanctions say they are necessary to punish Castro's government. Copyright 2000 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
