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On the recordApril 7, 2013
I'm calling them out. I'm saying that there are many places that are pleasant, that you don't feel like you're being a pawn in the game of this communist tyranny.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Ros-Lehtinen criticizes Beyonce and Jay-Z for their trip to Cuba, expressing that it is inappropriate to support the Cuban regime.

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