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Marco Rubio: “The law allows us to do business like fuel and even…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 34:17

So we don't want to see it either. And ultimately, as far as the move today with oil, this is existing. The law allows us to do business like fuel and even telecommunications with the Cuban private sector. The problem is the Cuban private sector is very small. If they want to open the gates and allow the Cuban private sector, independent of the military, independent of the government, to grow, that solution is there. (34:17–34:25)

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Asserts that US law permits business dealings in fuel and telecommunications with the Cuban private sector.

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