[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     STANDING WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. CORREA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CORREA. Today, Mr. Speaker, I stand with the Cuban people in 
their struggle for freedom.
  Today, I ask that the Cuban Government respect basic human rights, 
basic religious freedoms, freedom of speech, freedom of association, 
and the freedom to be heard.
  Today, I ask that the Cuban Government listen to the plight of the 
Cuban people.
  Deteriorating living conditions, rising healthcare concerns, COVID-
19, all of these factors have left the Cuban people hungry, vulnerable, 
and very angry.
  That is why, after decades of repression, thousands of brave men and 
women, especially young people, have taken to the streets of Cuba, 
marching to be heard, demanding that the Cuban Government respond to 
their pleas for help.
  Instead, the Cuban Government has responded by halting internet 
access and beating and arresting Cuban citizens that are calling for 
freedom.
  In Havana alone, the Cuban Government has attacked protesters and 
arrested more than 100 young people.
  If the Government of Cuba wants to normalize relations with the 
United States, the first thing the Cuban Government has to do is to 
respect human rights and religious freedoms.

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