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Charles Rangel: “I assume, by your silence, that all of you think that it would be sound trade policy for us to resume negotiation with…”

On the recordJune 10, 2014
I assume, by your silence, that all of you think that it would be sound trade policy for us to resume negotiation with Cuba.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Rangel interprets silence as agreement on resuming trade negotiations with Cuba.

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