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Marco Rubio: “Cuba's surrounded by places where people have the right to…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 10:24

And it's what I said in the video to them the other day. You look at Cuba in the Bahamas, in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic here in Florida, Cuba's surrounded by places where people have the right to do things like own a business, work for themselves, and be able to vote. and for the leaders that govern them and or replace them. So if that's possible all around Cuba, why is it impossible? Why is that not possible inside of Cuba? (10:24–10:32)

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Asserts that countries surrounding Cuba allow people to own businesses, work for themselves, and vote.

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