Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Florida Government & Politics

Mario Diaz-Balart Pushes Resolution to Free Cuban Political Prisoners

Members of the Florida congressional delegation are lining up behind a resolution calling for the release of Jose Daniel Ferrer, who is pushing for more democracy in Cuba, and other political prisoners held by the communist regime of that island nation.

Members of the Florida congressional delegation are lining up behind a resolution calling for the release of Jose Daniel Ferrer, who is pushing for more democracy in Cuba, and other political prisoners held by the communist regime of that island nation.

Last week, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., introduced the resolution “demanding the immediate release of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU) leader Jose Daniel Ferrer and all other political prisoners in Cuba” and the congressman’s office noted “Ferrer was imprisoned during the notorious ‘Black Spring’ of 2003 and courageously has continued to advocate for human rights and freedom for the Cuban people.”

Diaz-Balart has reeled in the support of U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla. Other supporters of the resolution include U.S. Rep. Albio Sires, D-NJ, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Tex., and U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-NJ.

“I am profoundly concerned for the welfare of Ferrer, who languishes in prison in abhorrent conditions,” Diaz-Balart said when he brought out the resolution. “His wife asserts that he has suffered abuse, torture, and denial of essential medical care. The regime in Cuba has the blood of innocents on its hands, and those who commit these egregious abuses must be held accountable for their crimes. I thank my colleagues for joining me in introducing this important resolution to demand the immediate, unconditional release of Cuban hero Jose Daniel Ferrer.”

The resolution was sent to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee last week. So far, there is no counterpart over in the U.S. Senate.

 

Reach Kevin Derby at [email protected].

 

Author

  • Kevin Derby

    Originally from Jacksonville, Kevin Derby is a contributing writer for Florida Daily and covers politics across Florida.

    View all posts

Archives

Related Articles

Political News

Below is an official statement from the office of Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz regarding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and reports of targeting immigrants....

Political News

Below is a statement from the office of Florida’s U.S. Senators, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Rick Scott, regarding the U.S. Army Corps of...

Florida Government & Politics

The Institute for Legislative Analysis (ILA) just released the voting trends on Florida U.S Congressional members. Their latest analysis found that “culture war” issues...

Florida Government & Politics

Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, who represents Florida’s 25th Congressional District, injected herself into a state government issue surrounding a recent outbreak of measles in...

Advertisement
Florida Daily
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

HOW WE COLLECT E-MAIL INFORMATION:

If you sign up to subscribe to Florida Daily’s e-mail newsletter, you will provide us your e-mail address and name, voluntarily, and we will never obtain any of your contact information that you don’t voluntarily provide.

HOW WE USE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS IF YOU VOLUNTARILY PROVIDE IT TO US:

If you voluntarily provide us with your name and email address, we will use it to send you one email update per weekday. Your email address will not be given to any third parties.

YOUR CONTROLS:

You will have the option to unsubscribe to our E-mail update at anytime by clicking an unsubscribe link that will be provided in each E-Mail we send.