Patrick Leahy actually said...

This will allow us to do that, but also let the Cuban people see that it is their own government, not the United States, that is to blame for the poverty and dysfunction and repression in their country.

Context

Leahy emphasizes the importance of U.S. products in showing Cubans the true cause of their struggles.

04/20/2015

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