[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 25, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H1925]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        SUPPORT FOR VENEZUELANS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Venezuelans who 
seek to return liberty, the rule of law, and peace to their beleaguered 
nation. Over a period of years, the corrupt Cuban-backed Maduro-Chavez 
government has systematically looted and oppressed the people it 
purports to serve.
  I received an email from a friend today who has spent significant 
time in Venezuela. He writes:

       Students, tired of the corruption, the crime, the killings, 
     an economy spiraling out of control, a lack of free press, 
     are peacefully demonstrating, per their constitutional right, 
     against the government. The government, instead of protecting 
     the students and others demonstrating, is attacking, 
     arresting, and often killing them.

  Mr. Speaker, the death toll is growing; the list of political 
prisoners is growing. The repressive tactics of the Venezuelan 
Government cannot be ignored. I call on the administration to act and 
support Venezuelans who seek simply to secure the blessings of liberty 
for themselves and their countrymen.

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