[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7807]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                CUBA DAY

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, tomorrow I will be cohosting a 
briefing to honor the courage and the sacrifice of those struggling for 
freedom in Cuba. In the last few months, the regime has only stepped up 
its vicious repression.
  Orlando Zapata Tamayo, a courageous human rights activist, recently 
lost his life at the hands of the tyranny. Las Damas de Blanco, the 
Ladies in White, endured physical attacks by Cuban security thugs. And 
each day, Guillermo Farinas' health continues to worsen as the calls 
for freedom in Cuba remain unanswered.
  Jenisset Rivero from the Cuban Democratic Directorate will join us to 
discuss these and other recent assaults by the dictatorship in Cuba. I 
welcome and urge you to join us for this important briefing tomorrow at 
noon in 2253 Rayburn.
  See you there.

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