[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H1162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HUGO CHAVEZ'S QUEST FOR POWER

  (Mr. MACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MACK. Mr. Speaker, this weekend, the Venezuelan people will go to 
the polls to determine the future of freedom and democracy in their 
country. Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, in his continued quest for power, is 
demanding that the people of Venezuela get rid of presidential term 
limits.
  Chavez has just celebrated 10 years in power, and his legacy is 
clear: Higher poverty, more crime, rampant inflation, growing anti-
Semitism, less freedom, alliances with Iran, Russia, and Cuba, and a 
loss of hope and opportunity for the Venezuelan people.
  Mr. Speaker, Venezuelans cannot afford to have Chavez leading them 
into the Communist abyss. Today, I am introducing a resolution calling 
upon the Members of the House to stand for free and fair elections this 
weekend in Venezuela. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the 
important resolution and to stand with the Venezuelan people in their 
fight for freedom from the iron fist of Hugo Chavez.

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