Karen Bass: “The Cubans have invented a medication that will reduce the…”

“The Cubans actually have something to contribute to the United States. I went there a couple of years ago on a congressional delegation with the Diabetes Caucus that we have in Congress because The Cubans have invented a medication that will reduce the need to amputate limbs...by 70%. limbs. And the main reason for foot amputation in the United States is diabetes. They've been able to reduce it by 70%. This is a medication that we need to have in the United States.” (04:03–04:16)

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