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On the recordFebruary 2, 2015
It is very important that the U.S. Government continues to help Cuba but that the aid be directed to the people, to civil society and not to the government because, unfortunately, the government uses the resources that are sent to repress the people.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio emphasizes aid should support Cuban civil society, not the government.

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