,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #iga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbj,mr4 
,diaz-,balart submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,commemorating the #ceth  
anniversary of broadcasting to ,cuba4   
,whereas the ,radio ,broadcasting to    
,cuba ,act passed by a wide margin in   
the ,house of ,representatives on       
,september #bi1 #aihc1 and passed with  
strong voice vote support in the ,senate
 on ,september #ab1 #aihc2 ,whereas upon
 signing the ,radio ,broadcasting to    
,cuba ,act into law on ,october #d1     
#aihc1 ,president ,ronald ,reagan said  
that the law responds to an important   
foreign policy initiative of my         
administration3 to break ,fidel         
,castro's monopoly on news and          
information within ,cuba and further    
explained that the purpose of providing 
impartial news to the ,cuban people was 
so that they will be in a better        

position to make ,cuba's leaders        
accountable for their conduct in foreign
 policy1 economic management1 and human 
rights2 ,whereas radio service into     
,cuba was named ,radio ,marti after     
renowned #aith century ,cuban patriot   
,jose ,marti2 ,whereas1 on ,may #bj1    
#aihe1 the #hcrd anniversary of ,cuba's 
,independence ,day1 ,radio ,marti began 
its first broadcast into ,cuba2         
,whereas1 in #aiij1 the ,congress passed
 and ,president ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush    
signed into law a bill expanding        
broadcasting to include television      
through the ,television ,broadcasting to
 ,cuba ,act1 and ,television ,marti     
broadcasting began later that year2     
,whereas ,president ,william ,jefferson 
,clinton signed into law the ,omnibus   
,consolidated ,rescissions and          
,appropriations ,act of #aiif1 which    
required the relocation of the ,office  
of ,cuba ,broadcasting from ,washington1
 ,,dc1 to south ,florida2 ,whereas the  
,office of ,cuba ,broadcasting was      

relocated to ,miami1 ,florida1 in #aiih1
 ahead of schedule and under budget2    
,whereas ,united ,states broadcasts to  
,cuba were initiated to pierce the      
,castro regime's information blockade to
 provide timely and reliable information
 to the ,cuban people2 ,whereas the     
,office of ,cuba ,broadcasting oversees 
,radio and ,television ,mart2 ,whereas  
,radio and ,,tv ,mart are a multimedia  
hub of news1 information1 and analysis  
that provide the people of ,cuba with   
interactive programs #g days a week     
through satellite television and        
shortwave and ,,am radio1 as well as    
through flash drives1 emails1 ,d,v,ds1  
and ,,sms text2 ,whereas ,radio and ,,tv
 ,mart aim to inform and engage the     
people of ,cuba by providing credible   
news and information that encourages    
freedom and democracy2 ,whereas the     
,office of ,cuba ,broadcasting uses     
shortwave1 medium wave1 direct-to-home  
satellite1 satellite radio1 internet1   
social media1 flash drives1 and ,d,v,ds 

to help reach audiences in ,cuba2       
,whereas the ,office of ,cuba           
,broadcasting provides a critical       
service by connecting ,cubans across    
provinces1 and linking ,cuban           
pro-democracy activists with an         
expanding worldwide network of activists
 engaged in their own struggles for     
freedom and human rights in their       
respective countries2 ,whereas ,karen   
,caballero of ,radio and ,,tv ,mart     
received the ,david ,burke ,award in    
#bjab for her inspired coverage of the  
,lights of ,liberty ,flotilla1 a small  
group of boats with a mission to sail   
across the ,florida ,strait to bring    
attention to the solidarity between     
,cuban exiles and those on the island1  
and to the human rights abuses          
perpetrated by the regime in ,cuba2     
,whereas1 in #bjag1 ,television ,mart's 
,alas de ,libertad 7,wings of ,freedom71
 which documented activities of the     
,brigade #bejf ,air ,force division     
during the #aifa ,bay of ,pigs invasion1

 received the ,suncoast ,regional ,emmy 
,award from the ,national ,academy of   
,television ,arts  ,sciences2 ,whereas1 
on ,july #ad1 #bjaa1 independent        
journalist and former political prisoner
 ,jose ,daniel ,ferrer said1 the        
particular stories1 the news selected   
for ,a ,fondo a joint ,voice of ,america
 and ,radio ,marti program1 is what     
gives the show its quality1 very        
professional4 ,i listened to the show in
 prison on a daily basis42 ,whereas1 on 
,may #cj1 #bjac1 ,berta ,soler1 leader  
of the pro-democracy group the ,ladies  
in ,white1 stated while visiting the    
,office of ,cuba ,broadcasting while    
appearing on the ,con ,voz ,propia 7,in 
,their ,own ,voice7 program1 ,i feel    
like ,i am home4 ,i wake up in ,cuba    
with this show every morning1 and ,i    
can't believe ,i am here62 and ,whereas1
 on ,august #ac1 #bjac1 ,afro-,cuban    
activist and former political prisoner  
,jorge ,luis ,garca-,prez stated1 ,in   
the #ag years that ,i spent behind bars1

 ,radio ,mart was1 at times1 my         
everything4 ,it was my lifeline43 ,now1 
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
vital role that broadcasting to ,cuba   
serves in providing uncensored1 outside 
information to the ,cuban people over   
the past #ce years2  7#b7 honors the    
journalists1 programming editors1       
technical support1 and many other       
employees at ,radio and ,,tv ,mart1     
administered through the ,office of     
,cuba ,broadcasting1 for their steadfast
 commitment1 hard work1 and dedication  
to informing the ,cuban people2  7#c7   
remembers the deep and lasting          
contributions that broadcasting to ,cuba
 has provided to the ,cuban people in   
bolstering ,cuba's pro-democracy        
movement2 and  7#d7 celebrates the      
,united ,states policy of promoting     
democracy and providing outside         
information to some of the most of the  
repressed parts of the world4