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Lincoln Diaz-Balart: the gentleman said that he came up with incredible numbers that I had not heard before about what Castro says he would…

On the recordJune 8, 1999
the gentleman said that he came up with incredible numbers that I had not heard before about what Castro says he would buy from the United States. I think the gentleman said $800 million in rice and $500 million in chicken. Where does he buy that from now? Does the gentleman from New York know?
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Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Florida

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Questioning claims about Cuba's potential purchases from the U.S. during a debate.

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