first sergeant mcnerney, died in texas still a patriot. mr. speaker, where does america get such men as these? these warriors, these rare breed? these americans? and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to inform my colleagues of yet more beatings and arrests of opposition leaders by the castro dictatorship in cuba. early this week a man, winner of the human rights award in 2010, was beaten and arrested by castro's thugs while visiting another dissident on a hunger strike at a hospital in the santa clara province. according to his mother, he was not allowed into the hospital and was arrested. rivenrive a state security agent -- mr. rivera: a state security agent held him in place and beat him. he is a dissident journalist who has advocated for a free press and against internet censorship. while also part