[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10999]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              SONIA GARRO

  (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. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on behalf of 
Sonia Garro, a member of the pro-democracy group, Ladies in White, las 
Damas de Blanco, who, after being in prison for more than 2 years in 
one of Castro's gulags, will face a kangaroo trial on Monday. She faces 
the likelihood of 10 to 12 years in jail because she is brave enough to 
speak out, demanding respect for human rights and democratic change.
  Cases like those of Sonia--and there are so many others--show us the 
true nature and brutality of the Castro regime. There have been efforts 
by Castro apologists aimed at changing our policy toward Cuba, but it 
is the Castro regime that must change its oppressive policies against 
the people of Cuba.
  While Castro's thugs continue to flagrantly violate the fundamental 
liberties and the dignity of the Cuban people, the U.S. will stay on 
the side of the Cuban people who call for freedom like Sonia Garro.

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