[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 16, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: March 16, 1994]
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                      CUBA'S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 16, 1994

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, on February 24, the Cuban people 
celebrated the 99th anniversary of the beginning of their war of 
independence.
  For many years, Cuban patriots bravely fought against the Spanish 
colonists who denied them the freedom and rights inherent to all 
people.
  The Cuban people today live under similar slave conditions, as they 
have been subjected for 34 years to one of the most cruel tyrannies the 
world has ever known.
  Today, as yesterday, the Cuban people inside and outside the island 
continue to unrelentlessly fight for the restoration of a democratic 
government which protects human and civil rights, as Cuba's great 
patriot Jose Marti dreamed of.
  I pay a tribute of respect and admiration to the Cuban people in 
their continuous struggle to liberate the island from the chains of 
repression that holds them hostage.
  This week in Washington, many from my congressional district have 
come to show a vivid portrayal of the tragic dimensions of the human 
rights violations committed daily in Cuba.
  I congratulate all who fight for Cuba's freedom.

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