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On the recordFebruary 27, 2013
I think Cuba has a chance to really do well if it embraced democracy, if it embraced human rights, if it embraced free-market economics and turned its page on, you know, this 50 years of repressive rule.
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Ron DeSantis
Republican · Florida

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DeSantis discusses the potential for positive change in Cuba if it adopts democratic principles.

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