[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   COMMEMORATING TIBETAN UPRISING DAY

  (Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 62nd 
anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day.
  Mr. Speaker, I have the honor of representing an incredibly diverse 
community of individuals at home in New York 14, many of whom are 
Tibetan. In fact, one of the largest constituencies of Tibetans in the 
world makes its home in New York 14.
  For decades, the Tibetan people have bravely fought for their 
freedom, including to seek and fight for the freedom to simply be 
Tibetan: to speak their language; to practice their Buddhist religion; 
to sustain their culture, their traditional medicine, and their land; 
and to live freely in their own country.
  It is the responsibility of all those who value freedom of speech and 
expression to stand with them against gross human rights abuses.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand with the Tibetan residents of New 
York 14 and all those across the country in their righteous fight 
against persecution.

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