Statements from Members of the U.S. Congress

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Location:Cuba
Category:Human Rights, U.S. Policy
Title:Orlando Zapata Tamayo: A Cuban hero
Author/Source:Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)
U.S. House Of Representatives
Brief:Let us speak out for heroes like Mr. Tamayo who cannot speak for themselves.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Location:Venezuela
Category:U.S. Policy
Title:SENATE RESOLUTION 428--EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL LIBERTIES TAKING PLACE IN VENEZUELA AND COMMENDING THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA FOR THEIR STEADFAST SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY
Author/Source:Sen. George LeMieux (R-FL)
U.S. Senate
Brief: Whereas since his election as the President of Venezuela in 1998, Hugo Chavez has systematically weakened democratic institutions in Venezuela by restricting individual rights and the activities of political parties, discouraging the free exchange of ide

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Location:Cuba
Category:Human Rights, U.S. Policy
Title:Prisoners of conscience in Cuba
Author/Source:Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ)
U.S. House Of Representatives
Brief:As the atrocities he fought against remain the reality of Cuba today, we must continue to fight for human rights and the release of all political prisoners.
Location:Cuba
Category:Politics And Security, U.S. Policy
Title:Orlando Zapata Tamayo
Author/Source:Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ)
U.S. House Of Representatives
Brief:As the atrocities he fought against remain the reality of Cuba today, we must continue to fight for human rights and the release of all political prisoners.
Location:Haiti
Category:Natural Disasters, U.S. Policy
Title:Humanitarian Aid for Haiti
Author/Source:Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT)
U.S. House Of Representatives
Brief:I rise today to highlight, to honor and to thank these two wonderful organizations and to urge them to keep up the good work. Thank you, Save the Children, thank you, Americare, for all that you have done.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Location:Cuba
Category:Politics And Security
Title:Sorrow and outrage at the death of Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo
Author/Source:Rep. James McGovern (D-MA)
U.S. House Of Representatives
Brief:I have always felt and continue to believe that, if we are truly going to do a better job of standing with the Cuban people, then we need to be closer to them and in greater numbers.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Location:Colombia, Panama
Category:Free Trade, U.S. Policy
Colombia Category:Free Trade, U.S. Policy
Title:What about the free trade agreements?
Author/Source:Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL)
U.S. House Of Representatives
Brief:In a moment of candor, President Obama acknowledged that the lion's share of the problem was on his side of the aisle, that in fact it was politics in the Democratic Caucus that was preventing that from coming to the floor.
Location:Cuba
Category:U.S. Policy
Title:REPORT ON THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY THAT WAS DECLARED WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA'S DESTRUCTION OF TWO UNARMED U.S.-REGISTERED CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT
Author/Source:U.S. Senate
Brief:In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication, stating that the national emergency declared with respect to the Government of Cuba's destruction of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft

Monday, February 22, 2010

Location:Colombia, Peru
Category:Defense Cooperation
Colombia Category:Defense Cooperation
Title:Cooperacion con el Peru es un ejemplo para toda la region: Ministro Silva
Author/Source:Ministerio De Defensa Nacional De La Republica De
Brief:"Lo que venimos haciendo es ejemplar y modelo para toda la region", dijo Silva, y destaco "la voluntad politica y operacional de ir mas lejos en impedir que la frontera se convierta en un bastion para los narcoterroristas y el crimen organi