from cuba? guest: we came out of cuba in 1960 and went to miami for a little while, two years, where we stayed in a hotel. my father thought it was going to be a vacation because this man cannot stay. then we moved to new york and became u.s. citizens. then he got a job in mexico with heinz company, food company. that is how we ended up in mexico. i went to junior high school and high school in mexico. but the interesting thing is, because i was naturalized, when my son was born -- it just highlights the plight of an immigrant and refugee. when my son was born i needed to be in in the u.s. 10 years after the date of my 16th birthday. so i took his application to the desk at the embassy and said i want my son to be a u.s. citizen. i only had eight years. so i walked out without a pass support. it took me 14 years to eventually make my son a u.s. citizen. because of the little quirk in the law. my other daughter was born in the u.s., then my other daughter, we went back to mexico, she was born in

sam's entrÉe into the johnson administration was secretary secretary of the treasury cuba: who faced a colossal task of financial reconstruction. convincing congress to support his plan would not be easy. one of those to whom he turned for help with sam who could both talk the talk of finance and more importantly, bring together men of opposing views to talk over their differences. and sam was happy to oblige. for new headquarters on east street, sam set of 20 victory for macola cookery with a treasury paying the bill. dan was delighted when reporters place the cost of the suppers for the secretary of the treasury at $12,000. soon the key senators and representatives on both sides of the currency debate were sitting down to dinner at sam's table. although macola was disappointed when he didn't get all he wanted, he was not disappointed in sam who claimed credit for the partial victory. thanks this work for macola in a string of successes with other kinds, sam star was rising. tuccillo he boasted he was a figaro, everyone calls me, everyone wants me. but what exactly do they want from

envy of the gangsters of cuba. today my thoughts and prayers of limitless solidarity are with the ladies in white. >> mr. davis of illinois. the speaker pro tempore: mr. davis of illinois. mr. moran from kansas. ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. burton of indiana. mr. defazio of oregon. mr. forbes from virginia. ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. mr. bilbray of california. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from california, mr. royce is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as we watch the senate move on legislation yet again toward a cloture vote on senator dodd's legislation, i think it's worth noting some of the concerns that many of us have, and that many economists have, with the dodd-frank approach on the legislation. i begin with focusing on a past occurrence, the rescue of investment bank bear stearns in the spring of 2008. the federal government has committed trillions of taxpayer dollars to institutions like fa

as a matter of policy has insured that infant mortality in cuba is lower than that in the united states, making clear that much of our american consumption does not contribute to any reasonable definition of standard of living, such as whether a child lives or dies. the other big new thing under the sun for us is that we have to realize that installation of the elite political from -- it is a recipe for disaster. contrast hurricane katrina with the netherlands in 1953. the dutch learned that if there is a flaw -- americans in new orleans allowed the disaster of katrina to happen. we live in a gated communities within our country. literally, rich people live a walled off from the outside world. we are living as if the rest of the world were a gated community, but the gates and no longer keep out immigrants are terrorists. we need a wall, but the wall we need is all within ourselves, are drawing up a fence to figure out what traditional american values are and which ones have to change. thank you. [applause] >> in addition to a provocative and i opening keynote, let me commend you for sti

the people of poland now offer their solidarity with those who seek freedom in my native homeland of cuba. having suffered in the not-too-distant past under the crushing yolk of the -- yoke of the soviet regume, many in poland know all too well the struggles the cuban people face each and every day under the cuban dictatorship. poland's support for human rights and democracy in cuba illustrates it has not forgotten its past sufferings more the strength that it received from the solidarity of others. and how proud we are today that poland has become an important member of both the north atlantic alliance and the european union and that it has become a strong voice for those countries in the eastern europe that are working to ensure that they never again fall victim to the domination by a more powerful neighboring states. president kaczynski was in fact an important leader in an effort to ensure that the hard-won liberty and democracy today enjoyed by poland and other nations of eastern europe is not bartered away. he recognized the temptation faced by other european states which eagerly ex

clinton administration undertake the extradition of cop killer jo an chesimar, a fugitive who fled to cuba after being convicted of murdering a state troop for the may 1973. he helped create the bipartisan northeast-midwest congressional coalition to maximize both regions' political clout in congress and played the leading role in promoting fair electrical power in new jersey. as my colleague, leonard lance, noted a moment ago he ran for the united states senate he lost. he ran for governor and lost that too. you would never know that from talking to bob. he was always upbeat and very positive. after leaving the hill, bob served as president of the health care initiative of new jersey a trade association for the research-based pharmaceutical and medical technology industry in the state of new jersey. mr. speaker, at the sacred heart in new jersey, governor chris isaak tee was joined in moving re-- chris isaak tee was joined -- chris christie was joined by other people, including the three godfathers to bob and fran's kids. govern chrisie spoke eloquently -- christie spoke eloquently and to

in other countries like haiti, cuba, visa is in discussions with government entities on establishing similar infrastructure to the one in pakistan. we are eager and committed to replicate our success in pakistan so financially underserved people can access their resources quickly, continually, and securely. while i am hardly modest about our own ambitions, the fact is that the digital currency space rapidly becoming more competitive with new entrants are around the world developing smart new tools to transfer value. that competition is a bible and healthy part of the digital currency you pollution. -- evolution. it brings me to the issue what role government can and should play in the future of electronic payments. protecting their market-based competition is clearly an important role that government should play. enforcing laws on the books and injuring an environment in which small upstarts and established players can compete on a level playing field ultimately benefits all stakeholders. a corollary to that principle is that government must resist the urge to put its finger on the s

dreams and the basketball team from the united states was competing against the basketball team from cuba and bobby knight went into a rage because all of the fans in the stadium, in puerto rico, all american citizens, were clapping and cheering for the cuban team. and not the american team. and so he said, what's wrong with these people? and threw a chair, as he likes to do, and got arrested. there's an arrest warrant, mr. pierluisi can tell us if the arrest warrant is still value rid, it u.s. -- valid. it just tells you they're a nation and they affirm who they are in every instance. the chair: the gentleman from indiana. does the gentleman reserve the balance of his time. mr. burton: one minute. the chair: the gentleman yields one minute. mr. peer louie esse: this is -- mr. pierluisi: this is a good amendment. this shows that whatever rules will apply in the united states will apply in puerto rico. it expresses the sense of congress that we should enhance the teaching of english in puerto rico. 90% of the parents in puerto rico want to improve the teaching of english in puerto rico to