CUBA-U.S.: It Happened in Congress

By Dr. Néstor García Iturbe
June 12, 2015

A CubaNews translation. Edited by Walter Lippmann.

An interesting note about what the future has in store for us.

We all want to know what to hope for and what we will find, both at a personal and at a political and other levels.

My friend Paco sent me the following information:


Amendment to Cut Radio-TV Marti Defeated, Another to Restore Embassy Funds Withdrawn at 2:18 PM Thursday, June 11, 2015

An amendment this morning in the House Appropriations Committee, which sought to cut $5 million in funding for Radio and TV Marti failed by a bipartisan vote of 18-33.

The amendment was offered by U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) during the markup of the FY 2016 State Foreign Operations Appropriations bill.

Another amendment, which sought to restore funding for a potential U.S. Embassy in Cuba -- currently prohibited in the bill -- was withdrawn after sensing it would also be defeated.

That is, we're talking about an amendment that was defeated by a BIPARTISAN vote. It was not the Republicans, but representatives of those things that the U.S. system calls Political Parties. 

Radio-TV Marti's 2015 budget has been already approved, so don't think that it will be changed, since the debate at issue is about the 30-million-dollar budget requested for 2016.

Therefore, we will have Radio-TV Marti in 2016, and supported with more funds to boot, taking into account that the 2015 budget amounted to 25 million.

What a good sample of the U.S. foreign policy that we will see in 2016. The additional five million will probably be used for a transmitter in their Embassy in Havana, bound to be in place by 2016, to make sure once and for all that TV Marti can be seen in Cuba.

The Embassy in Havana was also an item on the agenda, but after the decision about Radio-TV Marti they decided to withdraw the request for funding, as they thought it would be denied.

As you can see, PLAYING A GUITAR IS NOT THE SAME AS PLAYING A VIOLIN.

Obama has the violin, whereas Congress has the guitar.
 

 
 

 

    
   

CUBA.- EU.- SUCEDIÓ EN EL CONGRESO DE ESTADOS UNIDOS.
Por: Dr. Néstor García Iturbe
12 de junio 2015

Una interesante nota que nos dice que nos depara el futuro.

Todos queremos saber que nos espera, a qué deberemos enfrentarnos, tanto en el ámbito personal, como en el político y otros.

El amigo Paco me envió esta información:

Amendment to Cut Radio-TV Marti Defeated, Another to Restore Embassy Funds Withdrawn

at 2:18 PM Thursday, June 11, 2015

An amendment this morning in the House Appropriations Committee, which sought to cut $5 million in funding for Radio and TV Marti failed by a bipartisan vote of 18-33.

The amendment was offered by U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) during the markup of the FY 2016 State Foreign Operations Appropriations bill.

Another amendment, which sought to restore funding for a potential U.S. Embassy in Cuba -- currently prohibited in the bill -- was withdrawn after sensing it would also be defeated.

Esto quiere decir, que una enmienda, presentada en el Comité de Apropiaciones de la Cámara de Representantes del Congreso de Estados Unidos, mediante la cual se planteaba rebajar cinco millones de dólares al presupuesto de Radio y Televisión Martí, fue derrotada en el voto BIPARTIDISTAS, no fueron los republicanos, sino representantes de esas cosas que el sistema estadounidense denomina Partidos Políticos.

Ya Radio y Televisión Martí tiene aprobado el presupuesto del año 2015, no piensen que este se afectará, pues la discusión se refiere al presupuesto del 2016, (FY 2016), que se pidió por 30 millones de dólares.

Así que hasta ahora, vamos a tener Radio y Televisión Martí en el 2016 y además con más dinero, pues el presupuesto del 2015 era de 25 millones.

Una buena muestra de la política exterior de Estados Unidos que nos espera en el 2016. Los cinco millones deben ser para poner un trasmisor en la Embajada de la Habana, que ya debe estar abierta para el 2016 y poder asegurar finalmente que Televisión Martí se pueda ver en Cuba.

Sobre la Embajada en la Habana también se trató en la reunión, pero después de lo de Radio y Television Martí, decidieron retirar la petición de fondos para la misma, pues consideraron sería derrotada.

Como pueden ver, UNA COSA ES CON GUITARRA Y OTRA CON VIOLÍN.

El violín lo tiene Obama, la guitarra la tiene el Congreso.