[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26712]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     A TRIBUTE TO LUIS J. BOTIFOLL

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 25, 1999

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I wish to take this opportunity to 
commend Dr. Luis J. Botifoll for being honored by The Association of 
Cuban Journalist's Board of Governors with its National Award for his 
years of work and dedication to expanding and protecting the rights of 
a free and open press.
  Dr. Luis J. Botifoll, who once served as the Director of the Havana 
based newspaper ``El Mundo,'' is being honored not only for his years 
of service to the Cuban people, but also for the leadership he has 
shown the world's free press in the face of the dictatorial regime of 
Fidel Castro.
  Through the use of his eloquent articles and essays, Dr. Botifoll was 
able to bring a voice


to a people who were denied the right to free press, by the 
dictatorship of Fidel Castro.
  In recognition of his many achievements, I would like to applaud the 
hard-work and energy of Dr. Luis J. Botifoll. His dedication to the 
sanctity of free speech deserves all of our recognition and respect.

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