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Author: George W. Bush  | Date: January 16, 2008

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Review of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996,
January 16, 2008

Dear _____

Consistent with section 306(c)(2) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114)(the "Act"), I hereby determine and report to the Congress that suspension for 6 months beyond February 1, 2008, of the right to bring an action under title III of the Act is necessary to the national interests of the United States and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.

Sincerely,
George W. Bush

Note: Identical letters were sent to Joseph R. Biden, chairman, and Richard G. Lugar, ranking member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Robert C. Byrd, chairman, and Thad Cochran, ranking member, Senate Committee on Appropriations; Tom Lantos, chairman, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, ranking member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs; and David R. Obey, chairman, and Jerry Lewis, ranking member, House Committee on Appropriations.

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Chicago: George W. Bush, "Letter to Congressional Leaders on Review of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996, January 16, 2008," Week Ending Friday, January 18, 2008 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 18, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:83 Original Sources, accessed December 11, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C7MJCMS1G5R5TUA.

MLA: Bush, George W. "Letter to Congressional Leaders on Review of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996, January 16, 2008." Week Ending Friday, January 18, 2008, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 18, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:83, Original Sources. 11 Dec. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C7MJCMS1G5R5TUA.

Harvard: Bush, GW, 'Letter to Congressional Leaders on Review of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996, January 16, 2008' in Week Ending Friday, January 18, 2008. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 18, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:83. Original Sources, retrieved 11 December 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C7MJCMS1G5R5TUA.