June 27, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 109 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                    WE MUST AID THE HONDURAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of 
a U.S.-backed coup that, even now, hangs as a cudgel over the people of 
Honduras.
  Ten years later, Hondurans still face an erosion of human rights amid 
unimagined violence, an unaccountable government, lack of opportunity, 
and increasingly militarized internal security forces.
  Just last week, in response to civilian protests, President Hernandez 
deployed the armed forces to quell his critics, a response that not 
only is recent, but reoccurring.
  When you hear horrific accounts of violence and lawlessness in 
Honduras, it is no wonder so many seek a better life in America.
  Ten years after the coup, we must own up to our role in the upheaval 
in Honduras and come to the aid of the people of Honduras.

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