Skip to content
January 31, 2023
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Reddit
  • Telegram
  • TikTok
  • LinkedIn
  • Discord
Orinoco Tribune – News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond

Orinoco Tribune – News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond

From Venezuela and made by Venezuelan Chavistas

Primary Menu
  • News
  • Opinion
  • About us
    • About us
    • Who we are – Becoming a Volunteer
    • Editorial guidelines for contributors
    • Our Sources
      • Venezuelan Sources
      • International Sources
    • Contact us
  • Categories
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Security and Defense
    • International
      • Africa
      • Asia
      • Europe
      • Oceania
      • US/Canada
    • Latin America and ALBA-TCP
      • South America
      • Central America and the Caribbean (+Mexico)
    • Ideology-Commune-Labor
    • Health-Education-Sport-Culture-Technology
    • Solidarity and Social Movements
    • OT Specials
  • Support Us
Light/Dark Button
YouTube Channel
  • Home
  • News
  • US Senators Press Pompeo and Mnuchin on Policy for Cuba Covid-19 Medical Supply Shipments
  • International
  • News

US Senators Press Pompeo and Mnuchin on Policy for Cuba Covid-19 Medical Supply Shipments

May 7, 2020

(TUESDAY, May 5, 2020) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) Tuesday headed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to confirm that U.S. policy does not preclude companies and humanitarians from providing essential medical equipment, food, and information to the people of Cuba to combat COVID-19.

In a letter signed by Leahy, McGovern and 25 members of the Senate and the House, they note that it is “dangerous and contrary to our longstanding tradition of not politicizing the delivery of humanitarian aid. In such an unprecedented emergency caused by a deadly virus that is so easily transmissible, public health and safety must take precedence.”

RELATED CONTENT: Pompeo, on the Failed Mercenary Incursion in Venezuela: “If We Had Been Involved it Would Have Gone Differently”

Their letter follows:

May 5, 2020

The Honorable Michael Pompeo

Secretary of State

Department of State

Washington, DC 20520

The Honorable Steven Mnuchin

Secretary of the Treasury

Department of the Treasury

Washington, DC 20220

Dear Secretary Pompeo and Secretary Mnuchin:

We write to urge you to immediately confirm that companies and humanitarians around the world are not precluded under U.S. law, regulation, or policy from providing medical equipment, food, other humanitarian items, and public health information, to Cuba.

RELATED CONTENT: Trudeau Rolls out his Trumpian Covid-19 Latin America Policy

Cuba, which already suffers from acute shortages of food and medicines, is facing a public health crisis due to COVID-19. Given Cuba’s proximity to the United States, transmission of the virus there threatens the health and safety of not only Cubans but Americans and others in the Caribbean region, regardless of whatever measures the Cuban Government takes to try to limit its spread.

Whether or not these humanitarian items are technically prohibited under the U.S. embargo, we are aware of reports that foreign companies have been deterred from providing such items to Cuba, including to respond to COVID-19, due to burdensome regulatory and reporting requirements and fear of prosecution or penalty under U.S. law. This is dangerous and contrary to our longstanding tradition of not politicizing the delivery of humanitarian aid. In such an unprecedented emergency caused by a deadly virus that is so easily transmissible, public health and safety must take precedence.

We appreciate your prompt attention to this request and look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

 

Source URL: Patrick Leahy Official Website

 

Want More?

Don't want to be a victim of the Algorithm?

SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER WITH ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VENEZUELA

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

orinocotribune
Website | + posts
  • orinocotribune
    https://orinocotribune.com/author/orinocotribune/
    January 30, 2023
    Human Rights Expert Aldref de Zayas Demands End to Sanctions Against Venezuela
  • orinocotribune
    https://orinocotribune.com/author/orinocotribune/
    Eyewitness footage shows what is said to be the moment of an explosion at a military facility in Isfahan. Photo: screenshot/WANA/Reuters.
    January 30, 2023
    Russia Condemns Failed Israeli Drone Attack Against Military Complex in Iran
  • orinocotribune
    https://orinocotribune.com/author/orinocotribune/
    Alex Saab supporter holding a sign with an image of the Venezuelan diplomat and a caption that reads: "Freedom for Alex Saab. #FreeAlexSaab." Photo: Venezuela News/File photo.
    January 30, 2023
    Over 30 Spanish Organizations Express Solidarity with Diplomat Alex Saab (+Statement)
  • orinocotribune
    https://orinocotribune.com/author/orinocotribune/
    Peruvian police shooting at protesters in one of hundreds of rallies held across Peru demanding the end of the dictatorship imposed by the Congress since December 7. Photo: Antonio Melgarejo/EFE.
    January 30, 2023
    Peru: Congress Rejects Early Elections Proposal Amidst Protests and More Deaths
Tags: coronavirus COVID-19 Cuba Jim McGovern Mnuchin Patrick Leahy Pompeo US Congress US Imperialism US Sanctions USA

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)

Continue Reading

Previous Previous post:

Guaido and the Failed Military Operation Against Venezuela

Next Next post:

“70K Dead People is Not a Success”: Twitter Slams Trump for Shifting Coronavirus Task Force’s Focus to Reopening Economy

Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter

We keep your data private and share your data only with third parties that make this service possible. Read our Privacy Policy.

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

NEWS: Most Viewed 72 Hours

Calendar

January 2023
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Dec    

Categories

OPINION: Most Viewed 72 hours

We are on Telegram


Receive our news directly in your cellphone or PC, join us on our TELEGRAM channel: https://t.me/OrinocoTribune1

 

Download TELEGRAM, click the link above and then press the JOIN button.

We are on Discord


Now we are also on Discord you will be able to follow our every move and interact with our team.

Join us by clicking here



All our work is free to use and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

We are on Reddit

If you are more into REDDIT, join our Orinoco Tribune Community.

 

Just click below and then click JOIN
https://www.reddit.com/r/OrinocoTribune/

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Reddit
  • Telegram
  • TikTok
  • LinkedIn
  • Discord
Copyleft, No rights reserved.