Nicole Malliotakis: “My mother fled communist Cuba when Fidel Castro came in…”

“Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today. I represent New York's 11th district. I'm the daughter of a Cuban refugee. My mother fled communist Cuba when Fidel Castro came in 1959. So I'm very familiar with what communism does. My mother fled the country, leaving her father behind.” (29:48–29:53)

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