On the recordApril 9, 2014
If we had more contacts at the social media level and beyond, I do not think that the current regime could survive as the communistic regimes did not survive in Eastern Europe.
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congress.govDick Durbin: “If we had more contacts at the social media level and beyond, I do not think that the current regime could survive as…”
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Durbin believes increased communication could undermine Cuba's regime.
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