[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14231]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              WISHING CAMILO FERNANDEZ HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY

  (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 to wish my good friend Camilo 
Fernandez a warm and happy 90th birthday.
  Like so many Cubans before and after him, Camilo was forced to leave 
Cuba, his native homeland, because of his deep opposition to the Castro 
regime. Shortly after arriving in this wonderful country, his new 
homeland, America, eventually settling in New Jersey, Camilo rose to 
become a successful businessman and a civil society leader.
  His legacy of extraordinary perseverance and commitment to those left 
behind on the island continues to be an inspiration to the thousands of 
Cubans still in exile today, but he also remains a beacon of hope for a 
Cuba that will one day be free of the tyranny of the Communist Castro 
regime.
  I congratulate my friend Camilo Fernandez on his 90th birthday and 
vow to continue working together for the establishment of a free and 
democratic Cuba and with respect for the human rights of all of the 
people of Cuba.

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