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We Must Aid the Honduran People

Floor Speech

Date: June 27, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs

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Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of a U.S.-backed coup that, even now, hangs as a cudgel over the people of Honduras.

Ten years later, Hondurans still face an erosion of human rights amid unimagined violence, an unaccountable government, lack of opportunity, and increasingly militarized internal security forces.

Just last week, in response to civilian protests, President Hernandez deployed the armed forces to quell his critics, a response that not only is recent, but reoccurring.

When you hear horrific accounts of violence and lawlessness in Honduras, it is no wonder so many seek a better life in America.

Ten years after the coup, we must own up to our role in the upheaval in Honduras and come to the aid of the people of Honduras.

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