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Patrick Leahy: Nobody condones the crackdown on the people who are peacefully protesting in there, but I also don't--I don't condone…

On the recordApril 26, 2022
Nobody condones the crackdown on the people who are peacefully protesting in there, but I also don't--I don't condone the total rollback of the policy that we had under the Obama administration.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses the need for balanced relations with Cuba amidst protests.

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