,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #agc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bb1 #bjba,mr4 
,scott ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,cruz1 & ,mr4 ,rubio7 submitt$ ! foll[+ 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations  ,,resolution     
,comm5d+ ! actions ( ,cuban democracy & 
human rights activi/ ,jos ,daniel ,f]r] 
,g>ca & ! pro-democracy & human rights  
gr\p1 ! ,patriotic ,union ( ,cuba       
7,,unpacu71 to uphold fundam5tal fre$oms
 9 ,cuba & condemn+ ,cuba's brutal      
au?orit>ian ,communi/ regime4  ,:]eas   
,jos ,daniel ,f]r] ,g>ca is a ,cuban    
democracy & human rights activi/ :o has 
work$ tirelessly to ensure fundam5tal   
fre$oms = ! ,cuban p2 ,:]eas ,jos       
,daniel ,f]r] ,g>ca 0 born 9 ,cuba on   
,july #bi1 #aigj1 9 ,santiago de ,cuba &
 has sp5t mo/ ( 8 adult life fight+ =   
,cubans to h a voice 9 ! matt]s ( _! own
 c\ntry & aga9/ ,cuba's brutal          
au?orit>ian ,communi/ dictator%ip2      
,:]eas ,cuba's au?orit>ian ,communi/    

regime retaliat$ aga9/ ,jos ,daniel     
,f]r] ,g>ca ov] decades by repeat$ly    
imprison+1 beat+1 & tortur+ him &       
con/antly ?reat5+ & h>ass+ 8 family &   
memb]s ( ! pro-democracy & human rights 
gr\p t he f\nd$1 ! ,patriotic ,union (  
,cuba 7,,unpacu72 ,:]eas1 9 ,m>* #bjba1 
,cuba's brutal au?orit>ian ,communi/    
regime committ$ ! late/ human rights    
violation aga9/ ,jos ,daniel ,f]r] ,g>ca
 & memb]s ( ,,unpacu1 z ,cuban security 
=ces h>ass$ !m1 kept !m f meet+1 &      
block$ _! attempts to di/ribute aid1    
food1 & m$ical c>e to fell[ desp]ate    
resid5ts ( ,santiago de ,cuba2 ,:]eas1  
on ,m>* #bj1 #bjba1 ,jos ,daniel ,f]r]  
,g>ca & o!r c\rage\s memb]s ( ,,unpacu  
began a hung] /rike to prote/ ! con/ant 
h>assm5t1 human rights violations1 & !  
police siege ( ! headqu>t]s ( ,,unpacu 9
 ,santiago de ,cuba2 ,:]eas ! hung]     
/rike und]scor$ ! importance ( def5d+ ! 
"r ( ! memb]s ( ,,unpacu to deliv] food 
& m$ication to a gr\p ( approximately   
#bej resid5ts ( ,santiago de ,cuba z !  

ne$ = aid1 food1 m$ic9e1 & basic        
necessities has ris5 dur+ ! global      
p&emic2 & ,:]eas1 on ,april #aj1 #bjba1 
,jos ,daniel ,f]r] ,g>ca & sev]al       
activi/s f ,,unpacu end$ ! hung] /rike  
aft] #ba days aft] ,cuban security =ces 
lift$ ! police siege on ! headqu>t]s (  
,,unpacu 9 ,santiago de ,cuba3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 comm5ds !
 actions ( ,jos ,daniel ,f]r] ,g>ca & 8 
unyield+ resolve to advance democracy & 
def5d fre$oms & human rights = ! ,cuban 
p2  7#b7 honors ! vital contribution &  
humanit>ian ef=ts ( ! ,patriotic ,union 
( ,cuba 7,,unpacu7 & all ( its memb]s = 
_! tireless "w to def5d fundam5tal      
fre$oms & human rights 9 ,cuba2  7#c7   
condemns ! repression ( ,jos ,daniel    
,f]r] ,g>ca & o!r brave ,cuban activi/s2
  7#d7 condemns ,cuba's brutal          
au?orit>ian ,communi/ dictator%ip &     
dem&s an end to ! suff]+ ( ! ,cuban p & 
! impunity ( ! regime's human rights    
abus]s1 includ+ ,miguel ,daz-,canel &   
,ral ,ca/ro2  7#e7 calls = !            

int]national community to /& ) ! ,cuban 
p & aga9/ ,cuba's au?orit>ian ,communi/ 
regime = infr++ on ! fre$om ( ?\ght1    
expression1 assembly1 association1 &    
prosp]ity ( ! ,cuban p2 &  7#f7 comm5ds 
! c\rage ( ! pro-democracy movem5t &    
activi/s 9 ,cuba = risk+ ev]y?+ to br+  
fre$om to ! ,cuban p4