[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H1509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CHE GUEVARA POSTER
(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, a picture is worth a thousand words.
This poster shows President Obama with the Che Guevara image behind
him, coming soon to a T-shirt near you.
Che was a sadistic murderer and killer who executed Cubans during his
reign of terror. Che, along with Fidel and Raul Castro, is responsible
for the suffering, misery, and oppression of the people of Cuba.
But it seems that some people just don't care. Yesterday President
Obama said in an interview that he would be happy to meet with Fidel
Castro, and President Obama believes that Raul Castro ``truly wants
change in Cuba.''
Really? What is stopping Castro from holding free and fair elections?
Let's start with that little change.
This continued effort to legitimize this regime and its atrocities is
appalling. It is appalling for those people who love freedom. It is
appalling for those who have been political prisoners in Castro's
gulags. It is appalling for those families who have lost their loved
ones because of this communist regime.
Today is a sad day, indeed, and this poster says it all. Smile in
front of Che Guevara. Get the T-shirt now.
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