[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CONTROVERSY OVER CASTRO

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, the award for the most deplorable 
idolizing of Cuban tyrant Fidel Castro during his recent United States 
visit goes to my Democrat colleague from the Bronx, who handed the 
dictator a pair of boxing gloves engraved with ``Fidel is #1.''
  Castro is No. 1 in human rights violations. He is No. 1 in 
persecution of political opposition. He is No. 1 in detainment of 
political prisoners. He is No. 1 in the persecution of the free press. 
So those gloves fit Castro to a tee.
  However, given the hugs and accolades my colleague laid on Castro, I 
doubt that the ``Fidel is #1'' slogan was intended to refer to those 
Castro characteristics. It was another pathetic display of the obvious 
disregard some have for the repression that Castro imposes on the 
people of Cuba, and for the millions who struggle against his tyranny. 
Maybe Castro should return the favor by sending our colleague a pair of 
gloves engraved: ``Castro's #1 pawn.''

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