U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge thinks a trade embargo with Cuba should be reevaluated.
After returning from a recent five-day trip to the island country, the Lillington Democrat said he thinks the United States should explore increasing trade opportunities.
Since 1962, the United States has banned trade with the communist regime led by Fidel Castro. The embargo was strengthened in 1996 by former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms, though cash-only trade of food has been allowed in recent years.
Another representative on the six-member delegation said the embargo should be ended entirely, but spokeswoman Joanne Peters said Etheridge would not go that far.
"Rep. Etheridge would support easing the embargo," she said.
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