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On the recordMarch 16, 2016
We are now stymied by an embargo that has certainly outlived its purpose.
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Tom Vilsack
Democratic · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Vilsack discusses the outdated embargo on Cuba affecting agricultural trade.

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