Sara Minkara, special advisor for the State Department on International Disability Rights, also went to Havana in late January on a two-day visit during which she “advocated for greater inclusion of Cubans with disabilities in all aspects of society,

What were members of the U.S. Congressional Progressive Caucus doing in Havana?

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A delegation of the U.S. Congressional Progressive Caucus traveled to Cuba last week in a trip that has not previously been disclosed by the legislators nor reported in Cuban state media.

The group of about a dozen people was led by Democratic U.S. Reps. Pramila Jayapal of the state of Washington and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. It included a congressional staffer from the office of California Rep. Barbara Lee’s office, sources with knowledge of the trip told the Miami Herald. ---More...

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Sara Minkara, special advisor for the State Department on International Disability Rights, also went to Havana in late January on a two-day visit during which she “advocated for greater inclusion of Cubans with disabilities in all aspects of society,

What were members of the U.S. Congressional Progressive Caucus doing in Havana?

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