,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t 7= himself1 ,ms4 
,*5ey1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 ,mr4 
,gonzalez ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,scalise1 ,miss 
,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,ms4     
,%alala1 & ,ms4 ,muc>sel-,p[ell7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !     
comm5ts ( ,s5ator & ,democratic         
,sociali/ ,presid5tial c&idate1 ,b]nie  
,s&]s 7,i-,,vt71 disreg>d+ ! hi/ory (   
sy/emic human rights abuses1 =c$        
indoctr9ation1 & au?orit>ian actions ( !
 lit]acy & education policies ( !       
,communi/ ,ca/ro dictator%ip 9 ,cuba4   
,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #bc1 #bjbj1 dur+ a  
#fj ,m9utes int]view air$ on ,,cbs1     
,s5ator ,b]nie ,s&]s refus$ to condemn !
 ,communi/ dictator%ip ( ,fidel ,ca/ro 9
 ,cuba outright & express$ support = !  
lit]acy & education policies ( !        
dictator%ip2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #bd1   

#bjbj1 dur+ a televis$ t[n hall 9       
,*>le/on1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,s5ator ,b]nie  
,s&]s def5d$ 8 rem>ks prais+ ! lit]acy &
 education policies ( ! ,ca/ro          
dictator%ip 9 ,cuba2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y
 #be1 #bjbj1 dur+ ! ,democratic         
,presid5tial debate 9 ,*>le/on1 ,s\?    
,c>ol9a1 ,s5ator ,b]nie ,s&]s fur!r     
/at$3 ,cuba made progress on education &
 :5 dictator%ips1 :e!r x is ! ,*9ese or 
! ,cubans d some?+ good1 y ackn[l$ge t2 
,:]eas ! lit]acy & education policy ( ! 
tyrannical ,ca/ro dictator%ip s]v$ to   
indoctr9ate ! ,cuban p )                
,m>xi/-,communi/ ideology & anti-,unit$ 
,/ates s5tim5t2 ,:]eas ! objective ( !  
,ca/ro regime's lit]acy & education     
policies 0 to promote loyalty & rev]5ce 
= ,fidel ,ca/ro above all else2 ,:]eas  
,fidel ,ca/ro & ! ,communi/ ,p>ty (     
,cuba block$ access to indep5d5t s\rces 
( in=mation & impos$ outright c5sor%ip (
 books1 libr>ies1 & educational s\rces2 
,:]eas ,cubans :o resi/$ ,communi/      
indoctr9ation by ,fidel ,ca/ro & 8      

regime risk$ human rights abuses includ+
 viol5ce1 imprisonm5t1 & execution2     
,:]eas mo/ ,cubans indoctr9at$ by !     
regime's education sy/em 7 =c$ to "w = !
 /ate2 ,:]eas ! revolution l$ by ,fidel 
,ca/ro 9 ,cuba 9 #aiei />t$ #fj ye>s (  
an ongo+ dictator%ip1 sy/emic human     
rights abuses1 & a lack ( basic fre$oms 
( press1 religion1 assembly1 &          
association t cont9ue to ?is day "u !   
,communi/ oppression ( ,raul ,ca/ro & 8 
puppet1 ,miguel ,diaz-,canel2 ,:]eas by 
! e>ly #aifj's ,fidel ,ca/ro held z _m z
 #fj1jjj political prison]s2 ,:]eas     
kill+s ord]$ by ,fidel ,ca/ro are       
e/imat$ to be z high z #ag1jjj2 ,:]eas  
ov] #a1jjj1jjj ,cubans 7 =c$ to flee _! 
homel& & risk$ _! lives to escape !     
,ca/ro dictator%ip2 ,:]eas prior to !   
,ca/ro regime1 f #aiec to #aieh1 accord+
 to pr(essor em]itus at ! ,univ]sity (  
,pittsburgh ,c>melo ,mesa-,lago1 ,cuba's
 infant mortality rate 0 ! l[e/ 9 !     
region2 ,:]eas a ,/ate ,dep>tm5t report1
 ,z5i? & ,eclipse3 ,a ,comp>ative ,look 

at ,socio-,economic ,conditions 9       
,pre-,ca/ro & ,pres5t ,day ,cuba1       
indicat$ t 9 #aieg ,cuba _h an infant   
mortality rate ( #cb p] #a1jjj bir?s1 ! 
l[e/ 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! #ac? l[e/ 9 !  
_w2 ,:]eas prior to ,ca/ro's ,communi/s 
seiz+ p[]1 ,cuba l$ virtually all       
c\ntries 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica 9 ! category ( 
life expectancy 9 #aiei2 ,:]eas prior to
 ! ,ca/ro regime1 9 #aieg1 ,cuba _h l[] 
infant mortality ?an ,france1 ,belgium1 
,we/ ,g]many1 ,israel1 ,japan1 ,au/ria1 
,italy1 ,spa91 & ,portugal2 ,:]eas !    
,cuban dictator%ip today "u ,raul ,ca/ro
 & 8 puppet1 ,miguel ,diaz-,canel1      
cont9ues to /ifle diss5t ?r\gh viol5ce &
 h>assm5t & violate ! basic human rights
 ( ! ,cuban p2 ,:]eas ! ,communi/ regime
 9 ,cuba cont9ues to export its         
,communi/1 anti-,am]ican1 & au?orit>ian 
ideology ?r\gh\t ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e &  
bol/]s au?orit>ian regimes 9 ,v5ezuela &
 ,nic>agua2 & ,:]eas ,communism has     
claim$ at lea/ #ajj1jjj1jjj victims1 &  
has l$ to f9ancial ru9 & brutal         

oppression 9 ,asia1 ,europe1 & ! ,we/]n 
,hemisph]e3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns !     
comm5ts ( ,s5ator & ,democratic         
,sociali/ ,presid5tial c&idate1 ,b]nie  
,s&]s 7,i-,,vt71 disreg>d+ ! hi/ory (   
sy/emic human rights abuses1 =c$        
indoctr9ation1 & au?orit>ian actions ( !
 lit]acy & education policies ( !       
,communi/ ,ca/ro dictator%ip 9 ,cuba2   
7#b7 condemns ! use ( fir+ squads1      
imprisonm5t1 torture1 & acts (          
repudiation to suppress diss5t 9        
totalit>ian ,cuba1 z well z ! =c$       
,communi/ indoctr9ation policies c>ri$  
out by ! ,ca/ro dictator%ip 9 ,cuba2    
7#c7 rejects ! false claims t heal?c>e1 
lit]acy1 & education h improv$ "u !     
,ca/ro regime2  7#d7 calls = democratic 
gov]nm5t1 lib]ation ( all political     
prison]s1 fre$om ( belief & expression1 
& ! respect ( all basic human rights = !
 ,cuban p2 &  7#e7 /&s 9 solid>ity ) !  
,cuban p 9 _! /ruggle to a*ieve ess5tial
 fre$oms & lib]ties4