[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3503]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        CUBAN MILITARY ENRICHED

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the President's failing 
visit to Cuba was dismissed by the Communist foreign minister, who 
declared ``under no circumstance is the realization of internal changes 
in Cuba on the negotiation table.''
  Since the President's outreach to the Castro dictatorship, the 
consequence has been a surge in dissident arrests of patriots who 
overestimated the hope and change that a relationship might bring. 
Sadly, by doing business with the Castro regime, the benefits of trade 
will not reach the Cuban people. It will enrich the Cuban military, 
which stole about 70 percent of companies in the most profitable 
industries.
  This failure follows the Iranian nuclear deal, providing over $100 
billion to a regime that proclaims ``death to America'' and ``death to 
Israel.''
  By failing to stop ISIL-Daesh, the President's legacy has led to 
Syrians fleeing, children drowning at sea, and chemical weapons attacks 
killing Iraqi children in their homes. The President can still change 
course to promote a strong America with peace through strength.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.

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