Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:04:55 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200201160104.UAA29455@mattababy.mit.edu> From: belmonte@mit.edu (Matthew Belmonte) To: CapuanoHR8@aol.com Subject: thanks for your support of the Bridges to the Cuban People Act Dear Representative Capuano I'm glad to see that you're a sponsor of HR 2138, the Bridges to the Cuban People Act of 2001, which would lift the ban on travel from the United States to Cuba, ease restrictions on trade in food and medicines, and provide for educational aid to the people of Cuba. As recent events elsewhere in the world have demonstrated, marginalising entire nations only fosters ill will towards the United States. I hope that this important legislation will be passed, and I thank you for your efforts on its behalf. Sincerely, Matthew Belmonte