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Mark Pocan: “We're not allowing medical supplies, so we've doubled the…”

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

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"Ridiculous Answer," Congressman Pocan Fires Back at Waltz Over Rubio & Cuba Blockade

Published | Video Starts at 03:42

Let me finish. Did you visit the prisoners? Give me the respect I've given you, please. Because the rest of this drives me crazy. You know? We're not allowing medical supplies, so we've doubled the infant mortality rate because of our actions. We're the ones blocking that. It's not the Cuban government, that's us. We're blocking fuel. Which means while I was there, 42 hours of no energy, we had an hour and a half. (03:42–03:48)

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Asserts that U.S. actions have doubled Cuba's infant mortality rate by blocking medical supplies.

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