[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11330]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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            THE VENEZUELA OF YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW

  (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, I urge my colleagues to visit the 
graphic display that is exhibited right now at the Rayburn foyer called 
the Venezuela of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
  This exhibit carries the hopes and dreams of Venezuelans and 
Venezuelan Americans who worked hard to restore democracy, freedom, and 
prosperity to their homeland.
  The Maduro regime has destroyed the economy of a once wealthy nation, 
causing widespread shortages and long lines for consumer goods.
  Innocent men and women who demand the protection of democratic 
principles are arrested with false charges and tried by kangaroo 
courts, where their fate is already sealed.
  Madam Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to join the Educational 
Foundation for Democracy and IVAC for a tour of this impressive 
collection of photos that documents the prosperous democratic past, the 
oppressive present, and the bright future that awaits Venezuela, for 
which they are fighting now.

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