[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             STANDING IN SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE OF NICARAGUA

  (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, Saturday marked one month since the 
massive protests in Nicaragua began against Ortega's dictatorial 
regime: 76 people have been killed, 868 have been injured, and 438 have 
been detained. Torture and degrading treatment have been reported, as 
well as media censorship and other forms of persecution, to prevent 
citizens from participating and exercising their God-given human 
rights.
  The message is clear: The Nicaraguan people want Ortega out of power. 
They are calling for free, fair, and transparent elections, with 
credible international observers, and they want them now.
  The U.S. can, and should, use all of our tools to aid the people of 
Nicaragua in their fight to end the repression and reinstitute 
democratic order.
  I urge the administration to sanction those responsible for these 
abuses, and I will be submitting names of individuals who should be 
subject to immediate sanctions.
  Mr. Speaker, I continue to urge my colleagues in the Senate to pass 
my NICA Act now to help the people of Nicaragua.

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