If conditions do not change in Cuba, if political prisoners are not released, if democratic elections are not scheduled, I think you're going to have to go through the cold, dead body of Bob Menendez to get policy change, and that is the reality.
Discussing the challenges of changing U.S. policy towards Cuba without significant political reforms.
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