[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 46 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

  (Mr. GARCIA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, last week marked 1 month since Leopoldo 
Lopez was unjustly arrested in Venezuela for his role in demonstrations 
against the ineptitude of the Venezuelan Government.
  Mr. Lopez is one of the best-known prisoners in Venezuela, but he is 
not the only one: 121 people remain behind bars; over 2,000 have been 
detained while the democratic protests continue.
  Despite these arrests, despite the hundreds of injured, dozens 
killed, the demonstrations continue. The voices of reform will not be 
silenced. Every day, the Venezuelan people are fighting for freedom, 
pleading for a better future, demanding their basic rights.
  While much of our attention has been focused on the events in Ukraine 
and Russia, few nations are more closely tied to our national interests 
than Venezuela. The time for America to act is coming.

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