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Roberta S. Jacobson: But comprehensive changes in our economic relationship will require congressional action to lift the embargo, and the…

On the recordFebruary 2, 2015
But comprehensive changes in our economic relationship will require congressional action to lift the embargo, and the President has urged Congress to begin that effort.
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Roberta S. Jacobson

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Jacobson states that lifting the embargo needs congressional support.

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