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Jim McGovern: “My U.S. Cuba Trade Act, HR 7512, would repeal the statutory…”

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

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'It Is Wrong!': Jim McGovern Demands End To 'Crushing U.S. Embargo' Against Cuba

Published | Video Starts at 04:34

We dropped barriers, we opened up relationships. Things started getting better for the Cuban people and there was hope that someday they could shape their own future. My U. S My U.S. Cuba Trade Act, HR 7512, would repeal the statutory basis of the embargo. It would give us tools to work with the Cuban people on economic and political progress. And it would ensure that Americans and Cubans can be good neighbors. (04:34–04:41)

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Asserts that HR 7512 would repeal the legal basis for the US embargo on Cuba.

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