Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume for the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Mr. Green, I want to thank Ms. Wasserman Schultz and Mr. Diaz-Balart, as well as our good friend Mr. Sires, all of them, for their bipartisan leadership of this important resolution. I want to thank Senator Menendez and Senator Rubio for the same. We have the opportunity today here, at this moment, to show unequivocally that the United States stands with the people of Cuba, that we stand with them in their desire for basic rights, that we want to see relations between the United States and the Cuban people flourish, that we support today and will always support the Cuban people in their pursuit of freedom, the right to free expression, and the right to live and be free. I thank the bill sponsors for their important work on this resolution. I urge all of my colleagues to stand for human rights, to stand with the people of Cuba, and to support this resolution. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch) that the House suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 760. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.”