Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the resolution. We in America inhabit the bosom of freedom. Yet, scant…”

“Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the resolution. We in America inhabit the bosom of freedom. Yet, scant miles, though a lifetime away from our shores, suffering and dying under an antiquated Communist tyrant, the Cuban people yearn to breathe free. By passing this resolution, we in the citadel of freedom say to the Cuban people, we hear you and we will help you. For if we do not, we will betray our own cherished democratic principles and our refusal will constitute a mute chorus of deafening silence in the face of human suffering. I urge adoption of the resolution.”