[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 108 (Tuesday, August 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H7007]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           RADIO AND TV MARTI

  (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, one of the many projects in the 
Commerce bill which helped to further American priorities and 
objectives is Radio and TV Marti.
  Cuban patriot and poet Jose Marti said, ``Only oppression should fear 
the full exercise of freedom.''
  Today, only Fidel Castro should fear the transmission of Radio and TV 
Marti. Only a brutal dictator like Castro should fear the dissemination 
of democratic principles throughout Cuba. Only those who want to keep 
the people of Cuba enslaved in an island prison should fear Radio and 
TV Marti.
  One hundred years ago the U.S. joined forces with the Cuban 
opposition to help usher in a new era of independence and 
representative democracy for Cuba. Today, through Radio and TV Marti, 
the echoes of this commitment to bringing freedom to Cuba should be 
heard and seen by the Cuban people.
  Daily transmissions from the U.S. to Cuba bring hope to an oppressed 
population and remind them of the more than 100 years of friendship and 
solidarity between the people of our two countries.
  Let us do what is right. Let us recall the courage of those men and 
women who fought to defend the principles of liberty 100 years ago. Let 
us honor their memory by supporting Radio and TV Marti.

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