Three members of Congress traveled to Cuba to see the effects of U.S. policy with their own eyes. After meeting with doctors, farmers, entrepreneurs and ordinary Cubans, they returned with a very different view than the one being promoted by the Trump administration. In this exclusive interview from Havana, they explain what they saw—and why they say Congress should demand evidence, not rhetoric.

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