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Jim McGovern: “We're guilty of committing a human rights violation [by…”

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

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Under Trump, America is GUILTY of HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

Published | Video Starts at 05:01

I mean, people are like, what the hell? What the hell is going on here? Like, you know, what did we do to deserve this? Is. This is a human rights violation. Quite frankly, We're guilty of committing a human rights violation [by denying power to Cuba]. When you deny power to hospitals, to health clinics that, you know, operations can't be, can't proceed. I mean, you know, what do you call that? (05:01–05:05)

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Asserts that denying power to Cuba constitutes a human rights violation.

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