Helms–Burton Act
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Nov 4, 2026
Kurt HackbarthHOST
It was
José Luis Granados CejaHOST
Clinton that made it law in the Helms-Burton Act of 96, right? Actually, that's a great litmus test.
José Luis Granados CejaHOST
Great.
José Luis Granados CejaHOST
You have a close to a supermajority in Congress, Democrats.
José Luis Granados CejaHOST
Reverse the Helms-Burton Act.
José Luis Granados CejaHOST
Reverse the Helms-Burton Act.
José Luis Granados CejaHOST
You want to be seen as actually doing something different? Do that immediately.
José Luis Granados CejaHOST
Right now.
ShirvanHOST
But such an arrangement would be deeply controversial.
ShirvanHOST
many Cuban exiles, anti-government groups and members of Congress would see it as legitimizing the communist government in Havana, especially since the Helms-Burton Act ties the removal of the embargo to conditions such as free elections and the dismantling of Cuba's state security apparatus.
ShirvanHOST
Rubio, however, may be the only person in America with even a remote chance of navigating that massive political maze.
ShirvanHOST
At times, a breakthrough abroad depends on whether the politics at home allow it.
Mkulisi NkosiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Consistent with the decision of this august assembly against the embargo imposed against Cuba, We have a duty to send a strong message for an end to the human suffering that the Cuban people are enduring due to the embargo.
Sherwin Bryce-PeaseCORRESPONDENT
He further called for a resumption in talks between Havana and Washington, the termination of the embargo and the additional measures imposed by the United States, the removal of Cuba from the US list of US state sponsors of terrorism, and for the suspension of the application of the Helms-Burton Act, which strengthened and entrenched the embargo against Cuba in 1996.
Sherwin Bryce-PeaseCORRESPONDENT
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Mkulisi NkosiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Africa reaffirms its enduring friendship and solidarity with Cuba and its steadfast commitment to multilateralism, international law, as well as the sovereign right of all nations to pursue their chosen path of development.
Tian YuHOST
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for an end to the decades-old US embargo on Cuba, with 130 countries voting in favor, 17 against, and 25 abstaining.
Tian YuHOST
The resolution expressed concern that U.S. laws, including the 1996 Helms-Burton Act, have extraterritorial effects that undermine other countries' sovereignty and restrict trade and navigation.
Tian YuHOST
Wednesday's vote marked the 34th consecutive year the General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for an end to the embargo.
Tian YuHOST
The U.S. Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.75 to 4%, citing resilient domestic spending and persistent inflation less than a week before the 2026 midterm elections.
Tom GinsburgHOST
So it's in the long history of U.S. attempts to coerce Cuba, we have occasionally pushed for secondary boycotts.
Tom GinsburgHOST
The Helms-Burton Act of the 1990s was such a thing that would punish any country that traded with Cuba that would make claims on the property of any business, even if based in Spain or some other country, that transacted in Cuba.
Tom GinsburgHOST
And now you're not in the realm of bilateral relations.
Tom GinsburgHOST
You're like really trying to isolate the country.