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Marco Rubio: “Cuba's pro-democracy activists and their focus on human rights did not resonate with Cubans.”

On the recordMarch 31, 2009
Cuba's pro-democracy activists and their focus on human rights did not resonate with Cubans.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio discusses the disconnect between activists and the general Cuban population's concerns.

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