The Advisory Team on Cuba on Wednesday sent a letter joined by 142 U.S. House Members and U.S. Senators to the member nations of the Organization of American States and the European Union, as well as to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging them to stand up to “decades of tyranny, oppression, and economic devastation because of communist rule” in Cuba.
Spartz
Last week, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appointed Congresswoman Spartz (R-Ind.) to the Advisory Team on Cuba. The group advises House Republicans on the ongoing freedom protests, and is working on developing policies to ensure that the United States stands in solidarity with the Cuban freedom movement.
“What’s happening in Cuba should remind us how destructive communist and socialist ideologies are. Our country has always been a beacon of freedom to the world,” Rep. Spartz said. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to help the people of Cuba in their pursuit of freedoms and rights.”
“The Cuban people are risking everything to free themselves, their families, their country, and their futures from their socialist prison,” Rep. McCarthy said. “For 62 years, we have stood with them in support of their desire for liberty and self-determination. Today, as the situation in Cuba reaches a turning point, we must stand unequivocally with Cuba’s brave freedom fighters. They need our robust support, not weak rhetoric.”