The White House said on Thursday it is reviewing whether the United States would be able to help Cubans regain internet access in the wake of Cuban government actions following the biggest anti-government protests in decades.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, a Democrat, are among those who have called on President Joe Biden's administration to try to reconnect Cuba to internet services."We are certainly looking at that to see what can be done," Psaki added, without providing specifics.
Ideas suggested by some U.S. politicians include using satellite-based networks or high-altitude balloons to enable internet access in Cuba. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, called on Biden "to immediately authorize and allocate additional funding to provide internet to Cuba using the existing capacity of innovative American firms."
Brendan Carr, a Republican member of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, said on Thursday in Miami that "this is not a technological problem. We have the technology today that can begin to be deployed to provide connectivity into the island."
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Democrats urge Biden to turn Cuba crisis into 'tear down this wall' moment with Miami tripFormer President Ronald Reagan urged Mikhail Gorbachev, then the leader of the Soviet Union, to 'tear down this wall' in a 1987 speech near the Berlin Wall.
Read more »
Cuba, Haiti stir fresh political pressures for US presidentWASHINGTON (AP) — They are two tiny Caribbean states whose intractable problems have vexed U.S. presidents for decades. Now, Haiti and Cuba are suddenly posing a growing challenge for President Joe Biden that could have political ramifications for him in the battleground state of Florida.
Read more »
Sen. Menendez: ‘We have to challenge the regime’ in CubaAndrea Mitchell is joined by Senator Bob Menendez (D- NJ), the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the highest ranking Latino and Cuban American in Congress, to weigh in on the widespread protests against the Cuban regime surging across the island. Sen. Menendez “applauds” the White House for their statements of solidarity with the Cuban people and urges people to “internationalize” the Cuban people's fight for human rights by speaking out against the regime.
Read more »
Cuba confirms 1 man dead during antigovernment protestsCuban officials say one person has died during demonstrations that have shaken the island in recent days. Demonstrations that erupted Sunday have seen thousands of Cubans voicing grievances against shortages, rising prices and power cuts.
Read more »
Russia, China, Iran warn U.S. must not intervene in CubaRussia 'stressed the inadmissibility of foreign interference' in Cuba, while China 'firmly opposes foreign interference in Cuba's internal affairs.'
Read more »
Opinion | The Cuba protests should make America question its own valuesOpinion | NoahCRothman: The Cuba protests are a cry for help. America needs to listen.
Read more »