[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12507]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONDEMNING NICARAGUA'S REPRESSIVE ACTIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

  (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 condemn the repressive 
actions and human rights abuses perpetrated by Daniel Ortega in 
Nicaragua. Ortega has forced the Nicaraguan Supreme Court to not 
recognize the leaders of two opposition political parties. He has 
removed 28 deputies and alternates from the National Assembly. He has 
chosen his wife to be his running mate in the upcoming illegitimate 
elections in order to continue the Ortega dynasty and has sent his 
thugs to break up peaceful marches by Nicaraguan civil society, who are 
demanding inclusive elections with international and domestic 
observers.
  Mr. Speaker, there must be consequences for these actions, and that 
is why I introduced the bill, H.R. 5708, the NICA Act, alongside my 
friend Congressman Albio Sires of New Jersey, to ensure that the United 
States will oppose any loans to this decrepit regime.
  We must show the Nicaraguan people that we stand with them in 
solidarity and support their efforts to convene free, fair, and 
transparent elections.

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