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Is the cuban government. weve isolated. we havent traded. the castros have remains in power for 50 years. and yet we trade with china. we trade with vietnam. we trade with laos. >> well, as you just heard there, you saw democratic senator and foreign relations chair robert menendez opposing the policy shift. and theres a rift between high-profile gop senators rubio and paul, with one of the few republicans backing the presidents move. joining us, florida congressman and cuban-american himself ma...

Breaking tonight, just one day after president obama announces a significant policy shift toward communist cuba, it appears hes getting support from what might seem an unlikely source. kentucky republican senator rand paul. listen. >> the 50-year embargo with cuba just hasnt worked. i mean, if the goal was regime change, it sure doesnt seem to be working. and probab punishes the people more in the regime because the regime can blame the people for the hardship. >> my next guest serves in the uni...

We have not seen any pictures of him since late august. its just another sign that raul castro is running the show here. fidel castro is a figurehead but no indications that he was involved and may not even have been aware of the deal. >> patrick from havana, thank you. political reaction is divided, not exclusively among party lines. new jersey senator robert menendez condemned the deal. senator nelson, a florida democrat called it a hallelujah day and hopefully a rebirth of economic ties betwe...

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>> the united states of america is changing its relationship with the people of cuba. >> normalize relations for the first time since 1961. >> the biggest shift in u.s.-cuban relations in more than 50 years. >> our goal is not the victory of might but the vindication of right. >> any nuclear missile, launched from cuba as an attack by the soviet union on the united states. >> i will move promptly on the pending helms-burton cuban legislation. >> it is a slap in the face to a tyrant. >> the legis...

May recall, at nelson man dell w dellas funeral. you see them talking to one another. this is the first engagement at the presidential level since the cuban revolution. the white house says president obama had numerous conversations with members of congress before agreeing to the deal and multiple lawmakers were briefed. president obamas historic announcement regarding cuba is already having an impact on the race for 2016. potential candidates were quick to weigh in on this including two senator...

Rest of the continent so we believe it is good for both parties. >> abel, thank you very much. florida senator marco rubio, the son of cuban immigrants, calling president obama the worst negotiator and insisting that congress will never lift the embargo. >> entire policy shift announced today is based on an illusion, on a lie. the lie and the illusion that more commerce and am ses to money and goods will translate to political freedom for the cuban people. all this is going to do is give the cas...

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Fidel castro is a figurehead but no indications that he was involved and may not even have been aware of the deal. >> patrick from havana, thank you. political reaction is divided, not exclusively among party lines. new jersey senator robert menendez condemned the deal. senator nelson, a florida democrat called it a hallelujah day and hopefully a rebirth of economic ties between florida and cuba. but marco rubio strongly disagrees. >> this entire policy shift announced today is based on an illus...

In todays first read, many on capitol hill say theyre hopeful about normalization of relations between the united states and cuba, others like republican senator marco rubio called a policy shift, quote, profoundly disappointing. republican senator lindsey graham tweeted this. i will do all in my power to block the use of funds to open an embassy in cuba, normalizing relations with cuba is a bad idea at a bad time. joined by nbc news senior editor mark murray. senator rubio said it would be, quo...