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Mark Pocan: “Doctors [in Cuba] literally take out their cell phones and…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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I got back from Cuba. Here's what I saw.

Published | Video Starts at 00:38

We're destroying their medical system, their schools, and making life almost impossible for the Cuban people. And that's directly at the hands of US Policy towards Cuba. We went to hospitals and when the power goes out, Doctors [in Cuba] literally take out their cell phones and use the light from their cell phones to finish a surgery. When we were there, it was the second countrywide blackout they had in Cuba. So for 42 hours when we were there, they had no power. (00:38–00:44)

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Asserts that Cuban doctors use cell phone lights during surgeries due to power outages.

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