CONDEMNING VIOLENCE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA

On 2018-07-25, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) delivered a floor speech titled "CONDEMNING VIOLENCE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA" in the Senate.

CONDEMNING VIOLENCE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA

Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018) [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)] [House] [Pages H7171-H7172] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] CONDEMNING VIOLENCE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA (Mr. BUDD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the resolution we are voting on this afternoon, condemning the violence committed by the government of Nicaragua against it own citizens. I met with Brenda Lancaster and her husband last week in my office. She is a constituent of mine who started an organization called ZMI Family Ministries International, and they have planted ministries in five different countries, one of those countries being Nicaragua. Mr. Speaker, Brenda has received hundreds of calls and messages from people affiliated with her ministry down there confirming the severity of the situation. She has seen pictures and videos that she wishes no one would ever have to see. Luke 9:57 in the Scriptures recounts a man speaking to Jesus saying: ``I will follow you wherever you go.'' Brenda [[Page H7172]] didn't think that she would start a ministry in Nicaragua, but that is where God led her. And now people who work and volunteer fear for their lives down there. America has always been at the forefront of fighting human rights abuses around the world. Mr. Speaker, I will continue to do everything in my power to bring awareness to this pressing issue. ____________________