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Marco Rubio: “Cuba, according to Freedom House, is the second most repressive government in the world, only after Iran.”

On the recordApril 9, 2014
Cuba, according to Freedom House, is the second most repressive government in the world, only after Iran.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio highlights Cuba's repressive nature regarding information access.

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