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Rep. Spano on Senator Sanders Comments on Cuba

Statement

Date: Feb. 25, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs Legislative Branch

Today, U.S. Representative Ross Spano (R-FL) released the following statement following Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) statements on the Cuban regime:

"It's truly disturbing that a sitting U.S. Senator, Bernie Sanders, would openly praise the record of a brutal dictator. Not only have the Cuban people long suffered human rights violations, extreme poverty and limited opportunities while their leadership enjoy lavish lifestyles--but the Cuban regime and its tentacles are a cancer that have long plagued democracies in the hemisphere. I call for Sen. Sanders to retract his comments and apologize to so many in Florida, and throughout our country, who have been affected by the Castro's savage legacy."

"Es realmente inquietante que un senador estadounidense, Bernie Sanders, glorifique abiertamente el récord brutal de un dictador. El pueblo Cubano no solo ha sufrido durante mucho tiempo violaciones de derechos humanos, pobreza extrema y oportunidades limitadas, mientras que sus líderes disfrutan vidas lujosas-- sino también el régimen cubano ha sido un cáncer que ha afectado a las democracias en el hemisferio. Pido al senador Sanders que se retracte y se disculpe con tantos en la Florida y alrededor del país, que han sido afectados por el legado salvaje de los Castro".


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