Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 00:00
I rise today to commemorate Orlando Zapata Tamayo who would have turned 45 years old today, had his life not been cut short by the murderous Castro dictatorship.
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 00:00
Next week, we will commemorate the two-year anniversary of the death of Orlando Zapata Tamayo.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 00:00
Mr. Speaker, on March 28, former President Jimmy Carter arrived on a trip to Cuba at the invitation of the Cuban dictatorship.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 00:00
Even more troubling, however, is the evident collaboration between the Cuban Catholic Church and the Castro regime. The church is cooperating with the regime and reaching out to only those families of political prisoners that the regime asks them to talk
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 00:00
This is the same regime that, last month, Fidel Castro himself compared Israel to Nazi Germany. And yet some want to give concessions to that regime. Some want to help that regime with billions of dollars.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 00:00
On their day of Independence, I urge the United States to stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan people in their struggle to preserve freedom and restore democracy.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 00:00
In Colombia, we have seen the impossible become possible. Once under siege by extremist groups and drug cartels, the people of Colombia and its government have transformed a dark past into a promising bright future.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 00:00
So it is important that we also stand up and speak out, that we stand side by side with those in Cuba who are giving their all, including their lives, in the cause of freedom.
Monday, October 26, 2009 - 00:00
Tonight I want to speak about a little country in Central America that is fighting a heroic battle to stop that trend, to keep their democracy alive, to keep their freedoms, their rule of law, their electoral process intact, and that is Honduras.