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Mark Pocan: “Lifting the restrictions under Barack Obama... America was…”

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

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Rep. Pocan Floor Speech on Cuba

Published | Video Starts at 01:10

Our punishing of the people of Cuba has not brought the regime change that some politicians want, but we're pushing our boot harder on the necks of … Lifting the restrictions under Barack Obama... America was no less safe. … just go back to the same old repression, but instead we went to new levels of sadism against the Cuban people. Ships can't bring supplies due to our blockade. (01:10–01:22)

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Asserts that lifting restrictions on Cuba during Obama's presidency did not compromise U.S. safety.

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