After Fidel Castro's death, Mike Pence, Paul Ryan hope for a better future for Cuban people

US Vice President-elect Mike Pence said on Saturday that "new hope dawns" for Cuba after the death of Fidel Castro.

"The tyrant Castro is dead. New hope dawns. We will stand with the oppressed Cuban people for a free and democratic Cuba. Viva Cuba Libre!" Pence said on Twitter.

The tyrant #Castro is dead. New hope dawns. We will stand with the oppressed Cuban people for a free and democratic Cuba. Viva Cuba Libre!

— Mike Pence (@mike_pence) November 26, 2016

US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Saturday that even after Castro's death "much work remains to secure the freedom of the Cuban people," something that the United States must be fully committed to. 

"Now that Fidel Castro is dead, the cruelty and oppression of his regime should die with him," Ryan said in a statement. "Today let us reflect on the memory and sacrifices of all those who have suffered under the Castros.”