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Marco Rubio: “So the bottom line is what American business interests need to know is that an economic opening to Cuba is not…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
So the bottom line is what American business interests need to know is that an economic opening to Cuba is not necessarily an economic opening with the Cuban people.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio emphasizes that U.S. business interests may not benefit the Cuban populace.

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