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Marco Rubio: “What is for us to stand for is democracy and the right of the Cuban people to determine their own future.”

On the recordJune 6, 2012
What is for us to stand for is democracy and the right of the Cuban people to determine their own future.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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He asserts U.S. support for Cuban democracy and self-determination.

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