I will do my best to leave politics out of this, but I think we all have to acknowledge--and hopefully my friend and colleague from across the aisle, who I respect greatly, Miss Rice, would agree with me--we have to acknowledge that, as he is often wont to do with a stroke of a pen, President Obama did announce a dramatic shift in U.S. policy here, this time towards Cuba.
John Ratcliffe: “I will do my best to leave politics out of this, but I think we all have to acknowledge--and hopefully my friend and…”
On the recordMay 16, 2016
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Ratcliffe notes the significant policy shift towards Cuba initiated by President Obama.
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