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Marco Rubio: “The Cuban military controlled holding company named Gaisa…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 33:26

No, first of all, forget about today. The humanitarian crisis is getting out of hand because the Cubans don't know how to run an economy. They're incompetent. They have a The Cuban military controlled holding company named Gaisa controls 40% of their GDP. And none of the money that that company has generated flows to the coffers of the government. None of that money goes to schools. None of that money goes to roads. (33:26–33:33)

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Asserts that a Cuban military-controlled company, Gaisa, controls 40% of Cuba's GDP.

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