On Cuba Trip, Andrew Cuomo Says Lifting Trade Embargo Good for Economy
He becomes the first U.S. governor to visit Cuba since President Barack Obama eased travel restrictions in January.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at an event to support his reelection on October 30, 2014 in New York City.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo said his trade mission to Cuba with executives from New York-based companies including Pfizer Inc. and MasterCard Inc. will pressure Congress to lift the embargo of the Communist island nation.
Cuomo on Monday will become the first U.S. governor to visit Cuba since President Barack Obama, a fellow Democrat, eased travel restrictions in January. While the president last week moved to take Cuba off the list of terror-sponsoring nations, ending the trade embargo, which is 54 years old, would require an act of the Republican-controlled Congress.