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Marco Rubio: “The Helms BURTON Act. The U.S. embargo on Cuba is codified…”

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

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies on Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 2:12:29

I'm just saying I'm not asking you whether we would prefer a different kind of government. I'm asking whether you are trying to precipitate the fall of the current regime. Yeah, but that's statutory. The Helms BURTON Act. The U.S. embargo on Cuba is codified. It was codified in law, and it requires regime change in order for us to lift the embargo. Okay. We have not received any information on the Board of Peace. Do you commit to informing us about what the heck this is? Yeah, it's a word of peace. (2:12:29–2:12:38)

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Asserts that U.S. law requires regime change in Cuba to lift the embargo.

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