Members of Congress Stand in Solidarity with the People of Cuba
Press Release
Today Congressmen Mario Diaz-Balart, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chris Smith and Lincoln Diaz-Balart commemorated Cuban Independence Day and showed their support for Cuban Solidarity Day on May 21st.
"Today is a day to honor Cuba's heroes, the political prisoners and the pro-democracy activists who so valiantly risk their lives each day in the struggle against oppression and who will one day lead a free Cuba. As we celebrate Cuban Solidarity Day, I urge everyone who lives in democracy and freedom to stand with the people of Cuba as they continue to heroically fight for the democracy they deserve." -Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25)
"Many talk about these supposed changes under the dictator Raul Castro, but the reality in Cuba is still the same: the Castro brothers continue oppressing the Cuban people as top regime officials live like millionaire capitalists and the rest of the population goes hungry. This May 20th we will continue working so that the Cuban people can enjoy the same liberties that the rest of the world does." -Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18)
"This is an important opportunity to stand with the Cuban people -- the prisoners of conscience in the jails, as well as the people living in Cuban society who are deprived of basic liberties every day. On this day of solidarity with the Cuban people, let us remember Oscar Biscet, the doctor and human rights activist who has spent most of the last eight years in jail. This peace-loving defender of the defenseless has become a symbol of the Cuban regime's cruelty. Let us never give up hope that we will one day see Biscet, his fellow prisoners of conscience, and all the Cuban people living in freedom." -Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04)
"May 20, 1902 was the culmination of a century of struggle for Cuba's independence, the day the Republic was founded. Unfortunately the Cuban people's sovereignty has been kidnapped for 49 years. The half century of totalitarian nightmare will soon come to an end, however, due to the heroism of the Cuban people. Today we remember and honor that heroism." -Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL-21)
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