McConnell sees Congress balking at new relations with Cuba

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Barack Obama faces an uphill climb in getting Congress to go along with his plans to normalize relations with Cuba.

Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” the Kentucky Republican said there was little chance the Senate would confirm a a new U.S. ambassador to Cuba, or lift the long-standing economic sanctions imposed on the Communist island nation.


“He thinks that simply by engaging with them we get a positive result,” McConnell said of the president. “I don’t see any evidence Cuba’s going to change its behavior.”

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