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Chris Smith: “What I saw was a government that was essentially enslaving people, keeping them from achieving anything remotely…”

On the recordNovember 5, 2015
What I saw was a government that was essentially enslaving people, keeping them from achieving anything remotely resembling their potential.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith describes the Cuban government as oppressive and stifling individual potential.

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