cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/45784988

Duration - 2:54 [a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

U.S. lawmakers Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) traveled to Cuba to see the impact of sanctions firsthand. After visiting hospitals, Rep. Jayapal describes what she saw: premature babies struggling in incubators, mothers without food, and hospitals facing power outages. She says U.S. policy causing scarcities in Cuba is “an act of war.”