Honorable Amy Klobuchar
United States Senator, Minnesota, Democrat
Senator Klobuchar was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006. She served as County Attorney for Hennepin County, Minnesota, from 1999 until 2006. She is the Ranking Senate Member of the Joint Economic Committee and also sits on the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Judiciary; and Rules and Administration. The following is from a February 12, 2015, Senate floor statement introducing the Freedom to Export to Cuba Act. I rise today to discuss our country’s relationship with Cuba. I have long advocated modernizing our relationship with Cuba. The current embargo has been in place…