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Jonathan Jackson: “The untruths that the Secretary of State is saying that…”

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 21:51

I was surprised at how high it was. And so now you're talking about denying people access to medical services resources and we're not replacing it. Yeah. And The untruths that the Secretary of State is saying that these persons are being held hostage is not true. It's a simple lie. Then why don't they get out of the country and run away? No, they're proud to be Cuban. They're proud to use their God given talents to help heal other people. (21:51–22:01)

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Asserts that the Secretary of State's claim about Cuban doctors being held hostage is false.

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