[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9769]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         CUBAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I would like to recognize that 
today, May 20, is Cuban Independence Day. I am honored to join with 
Cubans around the world in commemorating this day.
  On behalf of the people of Florida and all Americans, I rise to 
reaffirm our solidarity with the Cuban people as they continue their 
fight for freedom and self-determination. Dictatorships and tyranny 
have no place in this hemisphere. The U.S must continue to pressure the 
Cuban regime, while supporting the Cuban people.
  It is my great hope, that the people of Cuba, with their passion for 
liberty and their desire to live in a free and transparent democracy, 
will soon enjoy the same rights and freedoms that we do. We stand in 
solidarity with the Cuban people as they continue to fight for 
democratic change and true independence in their homeland.
  Thank you and may God bless the Cuban people.

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