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John Moolenaar: I always mention, and there was an inherent contradiction in something that has been said before, when we say, oh…

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
I always mention, and there was an inherent contradiction in something that has been said before, when we say, oh, because we want to kind of expose the Cuban people to our ideas and have entrepreneurs, and I always tell people, have you ever been to Miami? It takes a Cuban about a week and a day to open up a store in Miami and to be a very successful entrepreneur.
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John Moolenaar
Republican · Michigan

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Moolenaar discusses the entrepreneurial spirit of Cubans and contrasts it with U.S. sanctions.

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