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Condemning the comments of Senator and Democratic Socialist Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), disregarding the history of systemic human rights abuses, forced indoctrination, and authoritarian actions of the literacy and education policies of the Communist Castro dictatorship in Cuba.

USA116th CongressHRES-868| House 
| Updated: 2/27/2020
Mario Diaz-Balart

Mario Diaz-Balart

Republican Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (15)
Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Ben McAdams (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Lance Gooden (Republican)Michael Waltz (Republican)Steve Scalise (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

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  • Enacted
This resolution (1) condemns specified comments by Senator Sanders with respect to Cuba; (2) rejects claims that health care, literacy, and education improved under Fidel Castro; and (3) calls for the respect of all basic human rights for the Cuban people, with whom the House of Representatives stands in solidarity.
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Feb 27, 2020
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • February 27, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • February 27, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Condemning the comments of Senator and Democratic Socialist Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), disregarding the history of systemic human rights abuses, forced indoctrination, and authoritarian actions of the literacy and education policies of the Communist Castro dictatorship in Cuba.

USA116th CongressHRES-868| House 
| Updated: 2/27/2020
This resolution (1) condemns specified comments by Senator Sanders with respect to Cuba; (2) rejects claims that health care, literacy, and education improved under Fidel Castro; and (3) calls for the respect of all basic human rights for the Cuban people, with whom the House of Representatives stands in solidarity.
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Timeline
Feb 27, 2020
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • February 27, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • February 27, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mario Diaz-Balart

Mario Diaz-Balart

Republican Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (15)
Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Ben McAdams (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Lance Gooden (Republican)Michael Waltz (Republican)Steve Scalise (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Caribbean areaCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCubaDetention of personsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHuman rightsLatin AmericaMembers of CongressPolitical movements and philosophiesProtest and dissentSenateSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusVermont