Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle on Monday lauded Cubans who marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and other areas demanding freedom from the authoritarian island government.

Anti-government protesters voiced their disapproval over the lack of food, inflation, and the mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. The demonstration was the largest the country has seen in recent history.

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