05/25/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"In today's Belarus, civil liberties are sharply restricted in almost every way imaginable."
"I went to demonstrate the U.S. Government's support for the people of Belarus."
"Since Aleksandr Lukashenko rose to power in 1994... he has consolidated virtually all power into his own hands."
"I went at the behest of Secretary Clinton to deliver a strong message to the government about the mounting outrage in the international community."