Becerra in 1997 refused to call for free elections in Cuba
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The president’s choice to head the Health and Human Services Department previously voted to end a trade embargo with Cuba as a House lawmaker and ignited resignations decades ago from the Hispanic Caucus after a meeting with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Moderates in Congress like Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., and Mitt Romney, R-Utah, have not yet decided how they’ll vote in Becerra’s confirmation. Becerra faced questions from conservatives who voiced concerns that he was too liberal or inexperienced as a healthcare leader. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Republicans from South Florida, said in 1997 that they were "personally insulted" by the then-congressman’s four-day trip to the island nation. They resigned from the caucus, which then had no Republican members left. Diaz-Balart said that he would not contribute membership dues to the caucus until Becerra "demonstrates minimal respect for the rights of Cubans to be free and calls for free elections for that oppressed island," according to the Los Angeles Times.
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