Communist Party in the US advocates for Cuba to "build socialism"

The Communist Party of the United States publicly defended Cuba's right to "build socialism" without the economic sanctions imposed by Washington and called for support in Congress for initiatives to lift trade restrictions against the island.

In a statement released through its official channels, the organization founded in 1919 argued that the embargo in place since the Cold War constitutes an aggression that directly affects the Cuban people and accused the United States of maintaining a policy that, in its view, "hinders" the economic and social development of the Caribbean nation.

The statement supports the bills HR 7251 and S. 136, known as the Freedom to Export to Cuba Act, which aim to eliminate legal prohibitions on bilateral trade established by laws such as the Helms-Burton Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992.

According to the Communist Party, these regulations solidified the embargo in federal legislation and limited the Executive's ability to modify policy towards Havana.

The organization also questioned Cuba's inclusion on the list of state sponsors of terrorism and stated that the sanctions have caused shortages of food, medicine, fuel, and other basic necessities on the island, overlooking the fact that for 67 years the regime has subjected the population to crisis.

Not to mention that a significant portion of those "obstructed" resources ends up in the coffers of the regime, referring to the accounts of the ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel, the Castro family, and other members of the dictatorial elite.

In his message, he urged workers and supporters in the United States to contact their representatives to support the legislative initiatives.

The statement occurs against a backdrop of a severe economic crisis in Cuba, characterized by power outages, inflation, a decline in tourism, and prolonged shortages—factors that the regime partially attributes to U.S. sanctions, while critical sectors point to the responsibility of the centralized model and the lack of internal structural reforms.