sanchez, israel robert isaac. alvarez garcia, louis santos, alberto reyes morales, by the way, one who is a very well-known pro-democracy leader in cuba and his health is in poor shape. omar suarez. rodriguez bonbino. fernan velasquez. santana, pedro fernandez cortez, lopez rojas, michelle dias. and jose louis arias. these heroes, these pro-democracy heroes has stood up and is standing up to the castro dictatorship with frankly whatever they have including their health and their bodies. they need our prayers. they need our support. they need our solidarity at this pillar of time in the struggles for cuba's freedom. mr. speaker, may god protect these brave heroes. may the international community demonstrate the solidarity that theyeserve. and, yes, we here in the united states, in this country, must continue to work and do what we can to help them and others achieve their final day of freedom. i yield back, mr. chairman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch, for five minutes. mr. welch: thank you. mr. speaker, the american people are going to make a decision on november 6 about future leadership of t