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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 1 February 1, 2012 February 1, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 1 597 Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I Whereas Mayor White valiantly fought Whereas, on November 2, 2011, Wilman ask unanimous consent that the reso- against Alzheimer’s disease after his diag- Villar Mendoza was detained by security lution be agreed to, the preamble be nosis in 2003 and despite this debilitating forces of the Government of Cuba for partici- agreed to, the motions to reconsider be challenge, he never stopped being an exam- pating in a peaceful demonstration in Cuba laid upon the table, with no inter- ple of strength for the City of Boston and his calling for greater political freedom and re- family; spect for human rights; vening action or debate, and any state- Whereas Kevin White is survived by his Whereas Wilman Villar Mendoza was sen- ments relating to the matter be print- wife, Kathryn; a brother, Terrence, who tenced to 4 years in prison after a hearing ed in the RECORD. managed his early campaigns; his sons, Mark that lasted less than 1 hour and during which The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and Chris; his daughters, Caitlin, Beth, and Wilman Villar Mendoza was neither rep- objection, it is so ordered. Patricia; his 7 grandchildren; and his sister, resented by counsel nor given the oppor- The resolution (S. Res. 365) was Maureen Mercier; tunity to speak in his defense; agreed to. Whereas the most famous campaign slogan Whereas, on November 25, 2011, Wilman The preamble was agreed to. coined Kevin White, ‘‘A loner in love with Villar Mendoza was placed in solitary con- The resolution, with its preamble, the city’’; and finement after initiating a hunger strike to reads as follows: Whereas the irony of the slogan is that protest his unjust trial and imprisonment; Kevin White was never lonely and that the Whereas Wilman Villar Mendoza was a S. RES. 365 people of Boston who he loved so much, loved member of the Unio´ n Patrio´ tica de Cuba, a Whereas Kevin White was born in Boston him back: Now, therefore, be it dissident group the Cuban regime considers on September 25, 1929; Resolved, That— illegitimate because members express views Whereas his father, Joseph C. White, a leg- (1) the Senate— critical of the regime; islator of the Commonwealth of Massachu- (A) recognizes that Kevin White forever en- Whereas security forces of the Government setts; his maternal grandfather, Henry E. riched the Boston political landscape and of Cuba have harassed Maritza Pelegrino Hagan; and his father-in-law, William forged a new path for the City of Boston; Cabrales, the wife of Villar Mendoza and a Galvin; each served as presidents of the Bos- (B) pays tribute to the work by Kevin member of the Ladies in White (Damas de ton City Council; White to improve the lives of the residents of Blanco), and have threatened to take away Whereas Kevin White earned a bachelor’s the City of Boston; and her children if she continues to work with degree from Williams College in 1952, a law (C) requests the Secretary of the Senate to the Ladies in White; degree from Boston College in 1955, and also prepare an official copy of this resolution for Whereas Human Rights Watch, which doc- studied at the Harvard Graduate School of presentation to the family of Kevin White; umented the case of Wilman Villar Mendoza, Public Administration, now the John F. Ken- and stated, ‘‘Arbitrary arrests, sham trials, inhu- nedy School of Government; Whereas in 1956, Kevin White married (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it mane imprisonment, and harassment of dis- Kathryn Galvin; stand adjourned as a mark of respect to the sidents’ families—these are the tactics used Whereas in 1960, at the age of 31, Kevin memory of former Boston Mayor Kevin to silence critics.’’; White was elected Secretary of the Common- Hagan White. Whereas Amnesty International stated, wealth of Massachusetts and was reelected 3 f ‘‘The responsibility for Wilman Villar times, serving until 1967; Mendoza’s death in custody lies squarely Whereas in January 1968, Kevin White be- HONORING THE LIFE OF WILMAN with the Cuban authorities, who summarily came the 51st Mayor of the City of Boston, VILLAR MENDOZA AND CON- judged and jailed him for exercising his right Massachusetts; DEMNING THE CASTRO REGIME to freedom of expression.’’; Whereas Orlando Zapata Tamayo, another Whereas within months after taking office Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I as Mayor of Boston, Kevin White was instru- prisoner of conscience jailed after the mental in helping guide the City of Boston ask unanimous consent that the Sen- ‘‘Black Spring’’ crackdown on opposition after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther ate proceed to the immediate consider- groups in March 2003, died in prison on Feb- King, Jr.; ation of S. Res. 366, submitted earlier ruary 23, 2010, after a 90-day hunger strike; Whereas on April 5, 1968, Mayor White today. Whereas, according to the Cuban Commis- asked that the James Brown concert at the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sion on Human Rights, the unrelenting tyr- Boston Garden be televised rather than be clerk will report the resolution by anny of the Castro regime has led to more than 4,000 political detentions and arrests in cancelled, as many suggested; title. Whereas during the concert, Mayor White 2011; and addressed the citizens to plead for calm and The assistant legislative clerk read Whereas Cuba is a member of the United said, ‘‘Twenty four hours ago Dr. King died as follows: Nations Human Rights Council despite nu- for all of us, black and white, that we may A resolution (S. Res. 366) honoring the life merous documented violations of human live together in harmony without violence, of dissident and democracy activist Wilman rights every year in Cuba: Now, therefore, be and in peace. I’m here to ask for your help Villar Mendoza and condemning the Castro it and to ask you to stay with me as your regime for the death of Wilman Villar Men- Resolved, That the Senate— mayor, and to make Dr. King’s dream a re- doza. (1) condemns the Cuban regime for the ality in Boston. No matter what any other There being no objection, the Senate death of Wilman Villar Mendoza on January 19, 2011, following a hunger strike to protest community might do, we in Boston will proceeded to consider the resolution. honor Dr. King in peace.’’; his incarceration for participating in a Whereas during his time as Mayor of Bos- Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I peaceful protest and to highlight the plight ton, Kevin White undertook a program of ask unanimous consent that the reso- of the Cuban people; urban revitalization of the downtown areas lution be agreed to, the preamble be (2) condemns the repression of basic human of Boston that forever transformed Faneuil agreed to, the motion to reconsider be and civil rights by the Castro regime in Cuba Hall and Quincy Market; laid upon the table, with no inter- that resulted in more than 4,000 detentions Whereas during his time as Mayor, Kevin vening action or debate, and any state- and arrests of activists in 2011; White brought the residents of each neigh- ments relating to the measure be print- (3) honors the life of Wilman Villar Men- borhood of Boston, from Mattapan to doza and his sacrifice on behalf of the cause Charlestown, from South Boston to Brigh- ed in the RECORD. of freedom in Cuba; ton, from East Boston to West Roxbury, to- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (4) extends condolences to Maritza gether through programs like Summerthing, objection, it is so ordered. Pelegrino Cabrales, the wife of Wilman Little City Halls, and jobs for at-risk youth; The resolution (S. Res. 366) was Villar Mendoza, and their children; Whereas in 1974, Judge W. Arthur Garrity agreed to. (5) urges the United Nations Human Rights Jr. of the United States District Court for The preamble was agreed to. Council to suspend Cuba from its position on the District of Massachusetts ordered Boston The resolution, with its preamble, the Council; to begin busing children to integrate its reads as follows: (6) urges the General Assembly of the schools; United Nations to vote to suspend the rights Whereas during a difficult period of racial S. RES. 366 of membership of Cuba to the Human Rights tension for the City of Boston, Mayor White Whereas, on Thursday, January 19, 2012, 31- Council; urged the people of Boston to remember year-old Cuban dissident Wilman Villar Men- (7) urges the international community to their common identity; doza died, following a 56-day hunger strike to condemn the harassment and repression of Whereas from 1984 to 2002, Kevin White was highlight his arbitrary arrest and the repres- peaceful activists by the Cuban regime; and the director of the Institute for Political sion of basic human and civil rights in Cuba (8) calls on the governments of all demo- Communication at Boston University; by the Castro regime; cratic countries to insist on the release of all VerDate Sep 11 2014 12:06 Feb 23, 2017 Jkt 019102 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\S01FE2.001 S01FE2 rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 598 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 1 February 1, 2012 political prisoners and the cessation of vio- IN THE COAST GUARD SCOTT A. WOOLWINE lence, arbitrary arrests, and threats against THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT To be major peaceful demonstrators in Cuba, including TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES PAMELA A. ALLEY threats against Maritza Pelegrino Cabrales COAST GUARD RESERVE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION MATTHEW R.
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