once again this body has been given the opportunity to draw a line against barbarism and brutality by outlawing a form of infanticide known as partial-birth abortion. I will not belabor the gruesome details. All of us understand the…

1 year ago today, the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act was signed into law with the overwhelming support of this body. In just 1 year, the Helms-Burton law has successfully served its purpose of protecting the property rights of…

it was only a year ago today that the Helms-Burton law was signed into law after this Chamber, in all of its wisdom and its support of the oppressed people of Cuba, passed that landmark and historic legislation by an overwhelming majority…

I think we have a greater appreciation of Ambassador Eizenstat's patience now that we have undergone some of what he has been doing for the past months. And as Congressman Diaz-Balart so well pointed out, we are very distressed over the…

it is inconceivable but true. A multinational organization, headquartered in another country, is about to rule on whether we here in the United States can establish our own immigration policies. The World Trade Organization has set up a…

I agree, and one of the things I think that made us so sad on this trip is hearing from European leaders, knowing the history of that continent, an area that had suffered so long under tyranny, under a dictator, where the rights were…

I rise in opposition of H.J. Res. 36, for this is a thinly veiled attempt to manipulate the Members of this Chamber into releasing population control funding 4 months prior to the date stipulated in the appropriations bill. The Clinton…

the Clinton administration keeps telling us that we do not need to worry about how many hundreds of millions of dollars go to organizations that perform abortion overseas or that lobby for pro-abortion laws, because we already have laws on…

as a public servant and educator, and a mother, I think it would be a great disservice to our children to make English the official language of the land, not only because of the domestic and international ramifications that it would have…

as a naturalized American who has benefited from multi-language instruction, I rise in support of the amendment.

it comes as no surprise to those of us from south Florida that, as reported by the Miami Herald yesterday, the DEA is investigating a connection between Cuban tyrant Castro and the shipment of over 5,000 pounds of cocaine which was…

the Deutsch-Heineman amendment is to protect all of those who work to protect us. Throughout this country thousands of men and women serve their communities as police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians. They all…

the island of Cyprus was invaded by a foreign army on July 20, 1974. As we remember this sad anniversary, we must renew our determination to do whatever is in our power to achieve the restoration of a united Cyprus, free from foreign…

in the week of the Olympic games it is fitting that the President rendered a decision filled with Olympic-size doublespeak essentially waiving the right of American citizens to sue foreign investors who traffic in their stolen property in…

south Florida was shocked earlier this week when a video was released showing top United States military officials exchanging gifts and pleasantries at the Guantanamo Naval Base with Cuban general and known Cuban assassin, General…

Mr. Speaker, today as we consider the antiterrorism bill, we do so in the memory also of those who were brutally killed when Libryan Government agents placed a bomb on Pan Am 103 on December 21, 1988. We can never forget the horror of that…

Mr. Chairman, as all of us know, a free public education is a hallmark of our American society. It is, indeed, an essential ingredient in the foundation of our diverse, and, yes, inclusive democracy. The Gallegly amendment would seek to…

I am an immigrant to this country. I arrived here in 1960 as a refugee from a tyranny that still rules the country of my birth, Cuba. Immigration is an issue that has caught this country by storm, and the problems created by a growing…

when Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb, 270 lives, including 189 Americans, were cruelly snuffed out. These numbers included men, women, infants, students, tourists, and business people, and, most importantly, wives…

Patrick Henry said ``Gentlemen may cry peace, peace. But there is no peace.'' In quick succession, four blasts have extinguished 54 lives and scarred another 210. Hamas has demonstrated again that it is a murderous group of fanatics who…

certainly today has been a very important day in the lives of the enslaved Cuban people, people who daily cry out for freedom, for democracy, and for justice, because today we are going to have the privilege of inviting family members of…

I congratulate our colleague from Florida for taking the opportunity to discuss what we believe is an international incident of epic proportions that could very well change the nature of relations between our countries, and we hope that…

I am optimistic that day is around the corner, and with the help of all the countries joining together, we will make that dream of freedom a reality for the enslaved people of Cuba.

Another thing, if I could, a naval blockade which would enable no supplies to get to Castro, if you could explain how that would work.

Today at noon the Cuban-American community will hold a rally in front of the White House to protest the immoral policy of the Clinton administration of repatriating freedom-seeking Cubans who escaped their homeland for liberty in the…