the U.S. Congress has a unique opportunity today to stand in solidarity with the long-suffering Chinese people in their struggle for freedom, for democracy, for respect for human rights. There is a series of bills before us today ranging…

this bill does more than send a message to the repressive Chinese regime. It puts respect for human rights at the forefront of our discussions with Chinese officials. It forces our own Government to recognize that these values that we hold…

today we will be voting on preserving an important immigration provision, section 245(i), 245(i) benefits America. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and major American corporations such as Xerox, Microsoft, and Ford strongly support the…

Partial-birth abortions involve killing partially delivered babies, usually from the fifth month on into the later stages of pregnancy. This gruesome procedure consists of partially delivering the live baby feet first, with only the head…

Mr. Speaker, Emerson said: What is civilization? I answer: The power of a good woman. I agree with this American philosopher. That is why the departure of our friend, the gentlewoman from New York, Ms. Sue Molinari from Congress saddens us…

this Sunday, July 20, we will be commemorating the 23d anniversary of a tragic day for the democratic people of Cyprus. That was the day in 1974 that a foreign army invaded and occupied the northern one-third of the island. Since that time…

We merely want to call a vote on an amendment which is very controversial, which asks U.S. taxpayers to fund a Castro investigation. We think there are better uses for the scarce resources of our Nation than to give credibility to a…

This amendment does not even belong within the scope of a debate concerning U.S. foreign policy and the protection of U.S. national security interests. The amendment places a greater emphasis on the false and distorted allegations of a…

Mr. Chairman, I wanted to engage our colleague from New York, Mr. Serrano in a series of questions about some of the statements that he has made. For example, he said that the amendment that we passed yesterday had to deal with how the…

Would the gentleman please react to this new directive by Castro's thug, Mr. Robaina, who wants new regulations for foreign media?

my colleague brings up CNN, which is totally ludicrous because the Cuban people are denied the basic food by the Castro regime, he saves that for the tourists. CNN is broadcast in the tourist hotels which by law the Cuban people cannot…

95 years ago yesterday, May 20, the island of Cuba gained its independence after a long fought struggle against the Spanish crown. Sadly, while millions of free Cubans outside the island celebrated this proud day, for the 11 million Cubans…

this past week we were once again reminded of the lengths that the Cuban people will resort to to sink freedom from the repressive regime. Eleven Cuban refugees were rescued by the excellent men and women of our United States Coast Guard…

Several members of the south Florida congressional delegation have been working on an amendment that would postpone the August 22 cutoff date of SSI payments to U.S. legal residents and extend the payment of these benefits until September…

Along with the gentlewoman from Florida, Mrs. Carrie Meek, the gentleman from Florida, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, the gentleman from Rhode Island, Mr. Patrick Kennedy, the gentleman from Florida, Mr. Clay Shaw, the gentlewoman from…

I wish to add my support for this resolution honoring Chaim Herzog, former President of Israel and friend of America. When Chaim Herzog gave that tremendously moving speech at the United Nations, he was defending not only Israel, but…

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