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Marco Rubio: “We provided humanitarian assistance in Cuba in the aftermath…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:36

… that stuff around in ways that violate the spirit and the scope of these permissions, those licenses will be canceled. But it's the same reason why we provided humanitarian assistance. We provided humanitarian assistance in Cuba in the aftermath of the hurricane. We provided it through the Catholic Church, not through the government. And we're prepared to do something similar when it comes to fuel through the private sector, the small private sector. (07:36–07:41)

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Asserts that the U.S. provided humanitarian assistance in Cuba after a hurricane.

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