Senator criticizes Chamber of Commerce’s Cuba trip

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman has told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that he believes its trip to Cuba is a bad idea.

Writing to the chamber, Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said Cuba isn’t an attractive investment opportunity because the government unjustifiably jails foreign business leaders and breaks international labor standards. He questions the merits of engaging a government controlling almost all the country’s economic activity.

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