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Peter Deutsch: This is a man who lived through the pre-Holocaust and actual Holocaust time, and described in Cuban, what is going on…

On the recordFebruary 27, 1996
This is a man who lived through the pre-Holocaust and actual Holocaust time, and described in Cuban, what is going on there, as bad as what was going on in Germany before the Holocaust. So that is the reality of the situation on the ground 90 miles from our shore, 90 miles from my district, and we have the ability in this Chamber to change that. Hopefully by the end of this week we will take an important significant step and pass the Helms-Burton bill.
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Peter Deutsch
Florida

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Discussing the situation in Cuba and advocating for the Helms-Burton bill.

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