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Mark Pocan: “The government in Cuba announced 176 reforms for helping…”

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

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Rep. Pocan Floor Speech on Cuba

Published | Video Starts at 02:52

I've talked to small business owners there. One who went from 400 employees to 12 due to our blockade. The government in Cuba announced 176 reforms for helping private businesses. But our government refuses to acknowledge a single one. Bluntly, the US Government is lying to the American people about Cuba. I met with some ambassadors from other countries and one thing really stuck. One said it was like a silent Gaza. (02:52–03:01)

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Asserts that the U.S. government ignores Cuban reforms aimed at aiding private businesses.

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