,,iii #aah? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #gif ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,augu/ #a1 #bjbd,mr4 ,rubio 7= himself & ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ,,resolution ,call+ = acc\ntability = grave violations ( int]nationally recogniz$ human rights 9 ,cuba & malign activities aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates & democratic c\ntries 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e committ$ by ! ,communi/ regime 9 ,cuba4 ,:]eas ,fre$om ,h\se's ,fre$om 9 ! ,_w #bjbd ,report /ates1 ,cuba's "o-p>ty ,communi/ /ate outlaws political pluralism1 bans indep5d5t m$ia1 suppresses diss5t1 & sev]ely re/ricts basic civil lib]ties42 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's #bjbc ,c\ntry ,reports on ,human ,rights ,practices1 9 addition to num]\s int]national human rights organizations1 e/abli%$ t ! ,communi/ regime 9 ,cuba cont9ues to violate ! t5ets ( ! ,cov5ant ,aga9/ ,torture & ,o!r ,cruel1 ,inhuman or ,degrad+ ,treatm5t or ,puni%m5t1 adopt$ at ,new ,york ,decemb] #aj1 #aihd1 to :i* ,cuba is a signatory2 ,:]eas ! ,cuban regime has imprison$ or cont9ues to h>ass ?\s&s ( ,cuban citiz5s1 includ+ y\?s :o p>ticipat$ 9 ! unprec$5t$ ,july #aa1 #bjba1 demon/rations on behalf ( fre$om = ,cuba2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's annual ,traffick+ 9 ,p]sons ,report cont9ues to cite ,cuba z a ,ti] #c c\ntry due to its failure to fully comply ) ! m9imum /&>ds aga9/ human traffick+1 & fur!r designates ,cuba z a /ate sponsor ( human traffick+2 ,:]eas1 9 ?is reg>d1 ! ,cuban regime s5ds m$ical p]sonnel ov]seas into s]vitude 9 ,mexico & o!r c\ntries 9 :i* !y are paid only #aj to #be p]c5t ( :at ! ho/ nation comp5sates ,cuba = _! s]vices & d5ies !m _! fundam5tal rights2 ,:]eas ,cuba cont9ues to a be s\rce ( regional in/ability1 z not$ by a ,unit$ ,nations indep5d5t fact-f9d+ mission report 9 #bjbb t f\nd ,cuban p]sonnel 7 advis+ & in/ruct+ ,v5ezuelan intellig5ce ag5cies committ+ crimes aga9/ humanity 9 ,v5ezuela2 ,:]eas ,cuban security assi/ance to ,v5ezuelan n>co-t]rori/ dictator ,nicols ,maduro embold5s him to cont9ue to resi/ free & fair elections 9 ,v5ezuela & has result$ 9 ?\s&s ( ,v5ezuelans flee+ ! c\ntry & contribut+ to ov]:elm+ numb]s ( illegal ,unit$ ,/ates bord] cross+s2 ,:]eas ! ,cuban regime uses illegal immigration z a weapon to ov]:elm ! ,unit$ ,/ates bord] by pr(it+ f int]national smuggl+1 export+ diss5t1 infiltrat+ spies1 & =tify+ a self-s]v+ black m>ket economy2 ,:]eas ! ,cuban regime ma9ta9s mutually supportive relation%ips ) ,iran1 ,syria1 & ,nor? ,korea1 ! ?ree o!r c\ntries ! ,unit$ ,/ates has designat$ z /ate sponsors ( t]rorism2 ,:]eas ,cuba h>bors ,unit$ ,/ates fugitives f ju/ice want$ on *>ges ( political viol5ce1 includ+ ! murd]s ( ,unit$ ,/ates law en=cem5t (fic]s1 includ+ fugitives :o h resid$ 9 ,cuba = decades & crim9als su* z ,joanne ,*esim>d1 ,guill]mo ,morales1 ,*>lie ,hill1 ,victor ,manuel ,g]5a1 :o are responsible = plann+ & c>ry+ out viol5t crimes aga9/ ,am]icans2 ,:]eas ! ,cuban regime ma9ta9s mutually supportive relation%ips ) gr\ps ! ,unit$ ,/ates has designat$ z =eign t]rori/ organizations1 includ+ ,hamas1 ,hezbollah1 & ,colombia's ,national ,lib]ation ,army2 ,:]eas ! ,cuban regime also ma9ta9s mutually supportive relation%ips ) anti-,am]ican c\ntries su* z ,iran1 ,russia1 & ,*9a2 ,:]eas ! ,cuban regime has be5 "o ( ! mo/ active def5d]s ( ,vladimir ,put9's invasion ( ,ukra9e1 provid+ diplomatic support & votes 9 int]national =a1 s]v+ z an amplifi] ( ,russian propag&a on a global scale1 & s5d+ ,cubans to fight on behalf ( ,put92 ,:]eas ! ,cuban regime has all[$ ,russian w>%ips1 includ+ a nucle>-p[]$ subm>9e1 to conduct milit>y ex]cises 9 ! ,c>ibbean1 br++ ! flotilla )9 #cj nautical miles f ! ,unit$ ,/ates' coa/2 ,:]eas ! ,wall ,/reet ,j\rnal report$ 9 ,june #bjbc t ! ,cuban regime has all[$ ,*9a to e/abli% an electronic surveillance facility on ! isl&1 :i* w\ld all[ ,*9ese intellig5ce s]vices to scoop up electronic communications ?r\gh\t ! ,s\!a/]n ,u4,s41 :]e _m milit>y bases are locat$1 & monitor ,u4,s4 %ip traffic2 & ,:]eas x has be5 ! long/&+ goal ( ,unit$ ,/ates policy to br+ ab\t fre$om1 prosp]ity1 & democracy to ! ,cuban p3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 opposes any revision ( ,unit$ ,/ates policy t[>ds ,cuba z e/abli%$ 9 ,unit$ ,/ates law until ! ,cuban regime *anges ! above policies & its ho/ility t[>ds ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 7#b7 believes t ! promotion ( democracy abroad is a core =eign policy objective ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,congress2 7#c7 believes t ! spread ( democracy globally pres]ves ! security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & enhances our ,nation's prosp]ity2 7#d7 calls on ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to use e diplomatic tool to p]suade =eign gov]nm5ts & int]national organizations to jo9 its ef=ts & coord9ate activities to br+ fre$om & democracy to ,cuba2 7#e7 believes t ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld "w ) allies & l-m9d$ democracies to seek ,cuba's expulsion f ! ,unit$ ,nations ,human ,rights ,c\ncil2 7#f7 believes t1 due to ,cuba's mutually supportive relation%ips ) =eign t]rori/ organizations & /ate sponsors ( t]rorism1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %\ld ma9ta9 ,cuba on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ,/ate ,sponsors ( ,t]rorism li/2 7#g7 enc\rages ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative to ent] 9 consultations ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,mexico & all ! o!r c\ntries t engage 9 ! traffick+ ( ,cuban doctors1 n j 9 ,mexico b 9 all o!r c\ntries t are 9 violation ( ! labor provisions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico-,canada ,agreem5t 7,,usmca72 7#h7 calls on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to submit biannual reports to ,congress on ,m>* #a/ & ,septemb] #a/ ( ea* ye> on its ef=ts to br+ fre$om & democracy to ,cuba bas$ on ! pr9ciples outl9$ 9 ?is resolution2 & 7#i7 emphasizes ! read9ess ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to assi/ ! ,cuban p1 :o are em]g+ f a decades-long au?orit>ian nightm>e1 to rebuild _! lives & c\ntry & to rejo9 ! community ( free1 peaceful1 & democratic nations4