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On the recordSeptember 8, 2015
From an economic perspective, the very concept of trade and investment in Cuba is grounded in the misconception about how business takes place on the island.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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Ros-Lehtinen critiques the misunderstanding of trade dynamics in Cuba.

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