[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H518]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          CONDEMNING SOCIALISM

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Cline) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to stand in support of the House 
concurrent resolution to denounce socialism in all its forms.
  For decades, the embrace of socialist ideas around the world has led 
to evil regimes denying their people of their fundamental human rights 
and subjecting them to imprisonment and abuse.
  Countless Cubans, Venezuelans, Russians, Chinese, Cambodians, and 
Koreans have escaped from murderous regimes to come live a better life 
in America. They are all a true testament to the promise of the 
American Dream and the hope of prosperity.
  These survivors are members of our family, our friends, and our 
neighbors, like Pablo Cuevas from Rockingham County.
  Born and raised in Cuba, Pablo worked on his parents' farm, which was 
apparently dispossessed by the Marxists. Pablo fled Cuba in 1958 during 
the Cuban Revolution and resettled here in America. He served on the 
Rockingham County Board of Supervisors in my district for 30 years and 
continues to be a leader in our community.
  Mr. Speaker, socialism has led to painful human tragedies such as 
starvation, torture, and mass murder, taking more than 100 million 
lives around the world.
  As oppressive and violent regimes still exist today, this resolution 
reaffirms our support for freedom, democracy, and human rights. May we 
always ensure that dangerous socialist, un-American policies are never 
brought to pass here in our great country.


        Woodstock Fire Department Celebrating 200th Anniversary

  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 200th anniversary of 
the all-volunteer Woodstock Fire Department.
  Tracing its history back to 1823, the department has served the 
Shenandoah Valley as one of the oldest departments in the Commonwealth 
and the Nation.
  Today, the department has 40 active volunteers who selflessly risk 
their lives every day to ensure the safety of their neighbors and the 
preservation of the community.
  The department is led by Captain Zach Hottel, a third-generation 
volunteer himself, and truly represents the spirit of service. Captain 
Hottel and the volunteers' dedication to serving others, who are 
sometimes experiencing the unimaginable, defines what it means to serve 
your neighbor. It is an example we should all strive to follow every 
day.
  The Woodstock Fire Department is commemorating its founding of 
February 8, 1823, with a bicentennial birthday bash at the Woodstock 
fire station.
  Congratulations again to the Woodstock Fire Department on this 
incredible milestone. I wish them another 200 years of success in 
serving the people of the Shenandoah Valley.

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