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Ted Cruz: “If you actually had a government in Cuba that was…”

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Look, that's what's happening in Cuba. And so it is my prayer that this economic pressure is enough to cause … If you actually had a government in Cuba that was democratically elected...you could see in Cuba what Hong Kong was in the 1990s. … massive Cuban American community in the United States who would love to come back and invest billions in the island. (1:06:10–1:06:27)

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Asserts that a democratic government in Cuba could lead to economic prosperity similar to 1990s Hong Kong.

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