Because there's only one kind of this totalitarian dictatorship in this hemisphere.

I rise to commend the hard work of the Special Commission on the Situation of Vieques, which recently delivered its final report to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The conclusion reached by the Special Commission is that the U.S. Navy must cease its activities on the island of Vieques and return the occupied territory to the people of Vieques as soon as possible.

I am pleased to note that the Governor of Puerto Rico agreed with the report's findings and recommendations and adopted them as Administration policy.

Again, my congratulations to the Special Commission on the Situation of Vieques for their fine work in investigating U.S. Naval operations on the island.

Fernandes himself called the United States "vulgarly arrogant."

Mr. Speaker, on February 24th the people of Cuba commemorate a glorious and tragic date in the history of their country.

I am sure that those four martyrs of peace and patriotism will be duly memorialized in the democratic Cuba of tomorrow, as they are in South Florida today.

After the murders, there are two obvious questions which need to be answered.

The Cuban tyrant, ultimately insulted by the courage demonstrated by the Brothers to the Rescue... ordered the murder of all the men and women who were going to fly on February 24th in civilian planes carrying out humanitarian missions.

this is a very sad and difficult day, but those of us elected to lead in this great representative democracy must act and vote based upon our consciences even in the most difficult of situations