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Patrick Leahy: “I have said this to Fidel and Raul Castro personally, that in some ways our embargo has been one of the best things…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2012
I have said this to Fidel and Raul Castro personally, that in some ways our embargo has been one of the best things going for them.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy critiques the U.S. embargo on Cuba and its effects.

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