Corker Statement on the Death of Fidel Castro

Corker Statement on the Death of Fidel Castro

The following was published by the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Nov. 26, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement regarding the death of former Cuban president Fidel Castro.

“Under Fidel Castro’s brutal and oppressive dictatorship, the Cuban people have suffered politically and economically for decades, and it is my hope that his passing might turn the page toward a better way of life for the many who have dreamed of a brighterfuture for their country," said Corker.

Source: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations