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In Miami, members of Congress mark 2021 Cuban protests anniversary with new hopes

The bipartisan members will introduce a resolution in Congress commemorating the second anniversary of the protests. They say plenty of work remains to liberate Cubans from the communist regime.
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, seen in 2021. He led a bipartisan meeting of U.S. members of Congress Monday on politics in Cuba.

Miami — On the eve of the second anniversary of the July 11, 2021, Cuban protests, a bipartisan group of members of Congress reflected that the watershed moment continues to fuel movement away from the Communist regime.

However, members also warned of new threats from that

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