Honorable John Joseph Moakley
United States Representative, Massachusetts, Democrat
Congressman Moakley, of the Ninth District of Massachusetts,was first elected to the U.S. Congress in 1972. He served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives from 1952 to 1962, in theMassachusetts Senate from 1964 to 1970, and on the Boston CityCouncil from 1971 to 1972. He is a member of the Rules Committee.The following is from May 7, 1998, testimony before the Subcommitteeon Trade of the House Ways and Means Committee during hearingson "U.S. Economic and Trade Policy Toward Cuba."I visited Cuba this January during the historic visit of PopeJohn Paul II. Despite the media’s decision to turn their coverageto other matters,…
