Jayapal: US policy is ‘strangling’ Cuba

As Cuba’s economy struggles under the weight of a near-total American oil blockade, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) is pushing for a change in Washington’s policy toward the Caribbean island nation.Jayapal and fellow Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) traveled last week to Cuba, where they met with senior officials and a range of civil society groups. Since returning stateside, Jayapal has urged the Trump administration to enter a “real negotiation” with Cuba and put an end to America’s decades-old r...