
Wyden Calls For Normalized Trade With Cuba
Last week, Oregon senator Ron Wyden introduced the U.S.-Cuba Trade Act of 2025 to repeal “outdated sanctions” on Cuba and establish normal trade relations with the island nation. Wyden introduced the bill after the Biden White House announced it was removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and Cuba agreed to free a number of political prisoners. His fellow Oregon senator Jeff Merkley co-sponsored the legislation.
“Attempting to isolate Cuba is a failed, outdated strategy that punishes the Cuban people and shuts off American influence and investment that could benefit both U.S. farmers and ranchers and Cuban small businesses,” Wyden said. “The Trump administration’s insistence on barricading Cuba while embracing authoritarian regimes in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere is backwards and counterproductive to American values and influence.”
The U.S.-Cuba Trade Act would repeal the major statutes that codify sanctions against Cuba, including the Helms-Burton Act and the Cuban Democracy Act, as well as other provisions that impact trade, investment, and travel with Cuba. It would also establish normal trade relations with the country.
The International Trade Commission reported in 2016 easing U.S. restrictions on trade and business with Cuba could increase U.S. exports by $1.4 billion annually in the next five years, with even bigger gains possible.
Click Here to read the text of the bill.
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