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Ron Johnson: “The Helms Burton act was actually passed in an…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson on Fox News Sunday Discussing US-Cuba Relations

Published | Video Starts at 01:09

And I agree. You know, 50 years of this kind of policy, unfortunately, it hasn't worked. But it's not necessarily because it's a bad policy. By the way, it's. The Helms Burton act was actually passed in an overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion and signed by President Clinton. So on a bipartisan fashion, this has been the policy of the United States for 50 years, and Helms Burton is 18 years. And I would argue it's not because it's bad policy. (01:09–01:16)

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Asserts that the Helms Burton Act was passed with bipartisan support and signed by President Clinton.

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