While many may turn a blind eye to the reality that plagues the Cuban people, Amnesty International does not.

Mr. Speaker, my 13-year-old daughter had a slight head wound that required stitches. My husband and I were in D.C., so my parents took Amanda to the hospital. But because the injury was not life-threatening, the hospital refused to give…

the inscription on the Statue of Liberty refers to our great country as the Mother of Exiles, which requests ``give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses * * * of your teeming shore.'' However, yesterday, the U.S. Coast Guard in…

Mr. Speaker, as all of us know, abortion is perhaps one of the most life-altering and life-threatening, obviously, of procedures. It leaves lasting medical, emotional, and psychological consequences, and, as noted by the Supreme Court…

Next year's Hemispheric Congress promises to continue the negotiations among American businesses, and to add on to the number of countries taking part in the negotiating, and promotion of trade between Latin American and the United States.

Luis Sabines has worked tirelessly and extensively with a variety of trade organizations and businesses in order to promote this year's Hemispheric Congress which, under his leadership and guidance, proved to be a resounding success.

I am delighted to congratulate Mr. Luis Sabines, President of the United States Latin American Chamber of Commerce (Camacol), for his devoted labor in establishing the annual Hemispheric Congress and for having been honorably elected to…

Luis Sabines has done a remarkable job promoting international trade and educating businesses, helping them to foster their growth.

this past Monday scores of Cuban dissidents began a hunger strike in Havana to protest the 40 years of oppression that their countrymen have been subjected to under the tyrannical rule of Fidel Castro. Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, one of the…

yesterday a subcommittee approved a bill to make it a Federal misdemeanor for strangers to transport minor girls across State lines in order to avoid State abortion parental consent or notification laws. My bill is designed to punish those…

it is ironic that as NATO forces are bombing the Butcher of the Balkans, the Clinton administration is cozying up to the Butcher of the Caribbean, Cuba's Fidel Castro. In the aftermath of the tragedy in Colorado as we search for answers…

this Monday the latest U.S. concession to the Castro dictatorship will take place just a few miles from the Capitol when the Baltimore Orioles will play the Cuban national team. This event is nothing but a propaganda bonanza for Castro as…

every 18 minutes a new name is added to the list of those who wait for an organ transplant. With the current supply of donors, unfortunately, someone dies every 2 hours and 24 minutes because an organ was not available. These are the grim…

Miami maintains its ties to our rich cultural and architectural history through the preservation of historical sites, and one of these is Stiltsville, a community of homes located in the pristine waters of Biscayne Bay. These seven wood…

there is a saying, nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as real strength. I can think of no better person who personifies those words as does my constituent and friend, Betti Lidsky. Yesterday, before the House…

a writer in one of our hometown newspapers once said that ``Miami is two parallel universes of life on water and life on land.'' She was describing Stiltsville, a community of structures located approximately 1 mile south of Key Biscayne…

this Saturday, April 17, South Florida will once again become the center of opportunity as the second annual Volunteer Miami fair commences. At Miami-Dade Community College's Wolfson Campus, hundreds of South Floridians will gather to…

I rise to speak about a wonderful program which is transforming the lives of millions of poor families around the world. I am referring to microcredit lending. Microcredit involves giving small, low-interest, start-up loans to poor but…

Last year Miami-Dade County established a wonderful tradition when it implemented Volunteer Miami. This annual volunteer fair, made possible by Dr. Eduardo Padron, David Lawrence, Valerie Taylor and hundreds of dedicated volunteers from…

the Miami River project should be a priority in this year's consideration of the Water Resources Development Act. The Miami River Commission and the Miami River Marine Group remind us that it is vitally important that we act to provide the…

40 years ago this week the people of Tibet, in what is known as the Lhasa Uprising, revolted against the illegal and tyrannical occupation of their nation by the Communist Chinese. Unfortunately, their attempt to free their homeland was…

continuing on its long tradition of service to all of us in the south Florida area, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation will hold its annual super Sunday phonathon this coming weekend, and this charitable event unites volunteers from…

it is estimated that this year alone approximately 44,000 women will lose their lives to breast cancer and an additional 15,000 will die from cervical cancer. As these treacherous diseases continue to spread in women, researchers work…

a new documentary by renowned filmmaker Steven Spielberg, entitled ``The Last Days,'' tells the tragic tale of the Nazi Holocaust through the eyes of five Hungarian Jews who personally experienced and survived this horrific period of…

the past few weeks the Castro dictatorship has initiated an all-out crackdown on the internal opposition and the independent press, who day after day fight for freedom, for democracy and for human rights in Cuba. Yesterday, under strict…