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Jonathan Jackson: “I've never seen the economic sanction and the crushing blows…”

Featuring: Jonathan Jackson, Democratic | U.S. House Illinois, 1st Congressional District

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We Went to Cuba | Rep. Jonathan Jackson | #20

Published | Video Starts at 11:44

But this time was a Cuba that I have not recognized in the last 40 years, where the roads are empty, where the. There's limited activity for children, and then taking the trips with you into the hospitals. I just I've never seen the economic sanction and the crushing blows of what I would say is economic asphyxiation just absolutely throttling down to cut off people's lifeline of oxygen. And the oxygen is the fuel and the food that every civilization, every group of people need to survive. Was there a moment that really stood out for you? (11:44–12:00)

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Asserts that economic sanctions are severely impacting Cuba, likening it to economic asphyxiation.

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