Time to build bridges and tear down walls

By Candyce Torres, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service. Congressman Bill Delahunt (D-MA) co-chair of the bipartisan House Cuba working group talks about the HR 874 freedom to travel to Cuba Act which will lift the ban allowing U.S. citizens to travel to Cuba. (2:22)

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Rep. Delahunt: “We must insist on legal protection for our troops”

Chairman Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.) talks about the current situation in Iraq and says that “all of us” should accept the need for a reasonable and responsible withdrawal of U.S. troops. He explains that a priority for the Iraqi people is the end of U.S. occupation and a full restoration of their rights and dignity as a sovereign people. Delahunt also says that while he supports this Iraqi ambition, America must insist on legal protection for the U.S. troops. (1:23)
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Foreign affairs committee barred from foreign affairs

At a hearing on Diplomatic Assurances, Senator William D. Delahunt (D-Mass.) puts legal adviser to the Secretary of State John Bellinger in his place when Bellinger supported the practice of not divulging information about diplomatic assurances to members of Congress, particularly to the House Foreign Affairs committee. (1:14)
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Michael Glennon, Tufts University Professor of Law, says that the Bush administration must communicate with Congress at a subcommittee hearing on Iraq

Glennon said that the President must seek Congressional approval before committing to a longterm military presence in Iraq.
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Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) says Bush administration acts in "secrecy" at a subcommittee hearing on Iraq

Rohrabacher said that the Bush administration's refusal to cooperate with Congress over matters pertaining to Iraq are "unacceptable."
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