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Rubio Commemorates Victims of the '13th of March' Tugboat Massacre

Statement

Date: July 13, 2019
Location: Miami, Florida
Issues: Foreign Affairs Arts, Entertainment, and History

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued the following statement commemorating the forty-one victims of the '13th of March' Tugboat Massacre by the Castro dictatorship:

"I join the Cuban-American exile community in honoring the 41 lives lost during the '13th of March' Tugboat Massacre by the Castro brothers. Today, 25 years after that horrific attack, the victims' memories serve as a reminder of valor and sacrifice as they were senselessly murdered fleeing the horrors of socialism and in search of freedom."

Rubio is the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues.

Related:
-On April 17, 2019, Rubio commended the Trump administration's move to hold Cuba accountable.
-On March 13, 2019, Rubio commented on the State Department's 2018 Human Rights Report.
-On January 10, 2019, Senators Marco Rubio and Bob Menendez introduced a resolution condemning the Castro regime's forced labor of Cuban doctors.


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