for 594 days, Cuban dissidents Vladimiro Roca, Marta Beatriz Roque, Felix Bonne, and Rene Gomez Manzano have been behind Fidel Castro's prison bars, with no charges filed against them, for disseminating the document entitled, ``The…

Tomorrow we commemorate 3 years since the Castro dictatorship indiscriminately killed four young men, three of them American citizens, when two Cuban MIGs shot down their aircraft over international waters while they were on a humanitarian…

this Monday will mark the 179th anniversary of the birth of Susan B. Anthony, a prominent figure in our Nation's history whose influence has been as remarkable as any President of the United States. Susan B. Anthony's lifelong work to…

I would like to highlight tonight the accomplishments of Jennifer Valoppi, a woman who has served as a wonderful example for teenage girls in my community of South Florida, and at the same time she has committed herself to her profession…

another leading citizen of our community unfortunately is no longer with us, and I would like to say a few words about this very unique individual. In Latin there is a phrase ``sui generis'' which refers to something unique and rare. I can…

One of his achievements was the realization of the construction of a Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach that will forever serve as a shrine to all those who perished in that tragic period of human history.

Commissioner Resnick's life exemplifies the achievement of the American dream through hard work, perseverance and dedication.

Not forgetting those who continue suffering under Nazi repression, he joined the Resistance and bravely fought to defeat the Nazi regime.

South Florida will forever remember the positive and lasting contributions of Commissioner Abe Resnick.

for almost 4 years, the World Trade Organization has been eroding the choices and the rights of the American people. Like a leach feeding off its member countries, the WTO has been increasing its power at the expense of U.S. sovereignty…

we will soon be debating an amendment which will define what powers the World Trade Organization will have over the ability of the American people, through their elected representatives, to determine our own fate, to make our own laws, to…

we recently marked the sad anniversary of a dark day in the history of human rights and of Cuba, my native homeland. It was 4 years ago on July 13, 1994 that thugs of the Castro regime purposely attacked and sunk a tug boat filled with…

today unfortunately, the President will once again suspend the Helms-Burton law, which passed overwhelmingly in the House and allows U.S. citizens to sue those immoral foreign investors who traffic in American confiscated properties on the…

parents should not be robbed of the inherent right to counsel our children at their time of need. Yet, strangers are now allowed to transport our underage daughters in order to obtain abortions in States without parental notification laws…

can my colleagues picture Joyce Farley's shock when she discovered that her 13 year-old daughter had an abortion after being transported by a stranger across State lines without Miss Farley's knowledge? The truth is simple and tragic…

today the Committee on the Judiciary will vote on a bill that is of great importance to the protection of my rights, my colleagues' rights and the rights of every American parent. The Child Custody Protection Act will protect the most…

The gift of sight, Mr. Speaker, is one of our most precious. For those of us who are fortunate to have healthy eyesight, we often fail to recognize that there are those who suffer from debilitating diseases that impair their vision and…

Today the House will likely vote on legislation which was passed overwhelmingly by the Senate to restore food stamps to thousands of disabled and elderly U.S. legal residents, as well as families with children, and they have entered this…

I urge my colleagues to not ignore the importance of restoring food stamps to U.S. legal residents. These are U.S. permanent residents who came to this country legally. They are law-abiding, taxpaying residents of the United States who…

I especially commend my colleagues, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf), the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), and the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman), chairman of the Committee on International Relations for their leadership…

although we live in the world's greatest democracy, we also live in a society that, unfortunately, in the name of women's rights permits parents to be stripped of our inherent and sacred right, our right to parent. H.R. 3682, The Child…

Unfortunately for many who suffer from a learning disability, there exists no cure. These serious impediments are a lifelong disorder for many and 15 percent of our population must learn to live with this disability. It is time that all of…

a portion of the infrastructure of Fidel Castro in the United States is here in Washington today to promote the lives and propaganda of the regime. They will speak of a political embargo on the sending of food and medicine from the U.S. to…

next Tuesday Capitol Hill will be visited by various organizations that support the repressive regime's agenda which promotes the myth that there is an embargo on food and medicine to Cuba. Mr. Speaker, nothing can be further from the…

This conference report not only takes an important step toward reforming the outdated structure of our foreign affairs agencies, but also it includes important provisions that I was proud to have introduced to further tighten the noose on…