[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14793]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          FIDEL CASTRO'S DEATH

  (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, in the wake of the announcement of 
Fidel Castro's death, some world leaders and some in the media were 
quick to express their sorrow and sympathy for Castro.
  They fawned over a dictator, as Canadian Prime Minister Justin 
Trudeau claimed he was ``a legendary revolutionary and orator.''
  It is precisely this ignorance of Castro's true nature that is so 
alarming. Fidel Castro was a ruthless tyrant who ruled with an iron 
fist. Castro was responsible for the deaths of countless Cubans, and he 
beat, jailed, and even tortured his opposition.
  Castro was a despot who confiscated private property and businesses. 
He subjugated Cuban citizens, and he took away all their freedoms and 
their rights.
  Fidel Castro was an avowed enemy of the United States. This is a thug 
who should be condemned and not eulogized.

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