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Jim McGovern: “It is cruel to deny energy to go to the island [Cuba].”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 07:42

But they. He seems to like Putin. Again, I think it is, it is inappropriate and wrong for the United States to economically starve a people. I think It is cruel to deny energy to go to the island [Cuba]. But, you know, now that we see Russia sending a tanker of oil to Cuba, we'll see what Trump wants to do. (07:42–07:47)

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Asserts that denying energy supplies to Cuba is cruel.

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