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“Mexico makes a FORTUNE from the U.S."
"A primary goal of comprehensive immigration reform must be to dramatically curtail future illegal immigration.”
“Congressman Crist’s secret trip to Cuba is an absolute disgrace."
“If Maduro remains in power what do you think their future holds?”
Doral, Florida – Sens. Marco Rubio (R) and Rick Scott (R), along with Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R), attended a roundtable meeting with leaders from the Venezuelan, Colombian, Cuban and Nicaraguan communities, to show support for the ongoing efforts to bring “freedom and democracy” in Venezuela. The three legislators earlier this week called on President Donald […]
"It’s not only ignorant, it’s disgusting.”
"The Nicaraguan people will remember that the United States stood with them in their time of greatest need.”
“it is time for the United States to continue to lead a humanitarian effort."
“The United States Should not anoint the leader of the opposition in Venezuela during an internal, politicized conflict.”
“The Chinese are there. The Russians are there. They are not our friends,” said Scott. “Its (China) government that has built a military to compete with us.
“Companies choosing to do business with Nicolas Maduro and his thugs are subsidizing his chokehold on the Venezuelan people."
"Such an outcome would be good for American fruit and vegetable farmers, good for American families, and good for the nation’s food security."
Now Venezuela’s Socialist Party leader and “Drug Czar,” Diosdado Cebello, has challenged Rubio to take a lie detector test with him.
"More drugs are coming out of Colombia right now."
"We need to view it as an urgent issue that requires our cooperation and, yes, our compromise.”
This “is not the moment to undo the whole system and embrace something that Americans have spent blood and treasure fighting to save other countries from.”
"We will move one step closer to ensuring that no weapons originating in the United States are used to silence dissent."
"I have been a loud and proud advocate for the Venezuelan community in Congress.”
"We will continue to work with the Administration to ensure these aggressive actions by the Maduro regime are met with the appropriate action.”
“This commonsense bill provides a solution to the many Venezuelans who currently reside in our country."
"All eyes will be on President Trump to see the response that he’ll bring to the table."
Rubio first questioned a The Post column that stated the “54 countries that recognize Guaido as president are less than 1/3 of world’s countries.”
Cuba has been supporting Marxist dictatorships for decades, the case of the Maduro regime in Venezuela is but one example," said DeSantis.
"The United States will not sit idly by while the Cuban regime continues to support the Maduro’s crime family."
President Donald Trump is on his way back from Hanoi after he was unable to close on what was an anticipated nuclear agreement with North Korean President Kim Jon-un. All signs were pointing to the signing an agreement that would have relieved economic sanctions in exchange for North Korean nuclear disarmament, but the deal was […]
"What this will do is whip into a frenzy South Florida’s Hispanic community on both sides of the aisle."
Democrat presidential candidate President Bernie Sanders gave an interview to Telemundo's Jorge Ramos yesterday, and he may very well be regretting it- or perhaps not. Sanders was asked directly if National Assembly Leader /Interim President Juan Guaidó was the “legitimate president of Venezuela,” to which he remarked, “No, I think what has to happen right now—I […]
"They are turning the page on dictatorship, and there is no going back.”
"The United States must make clear we stand with the Colombian people."
If President Nicolas Maduro shares anything in common with U.S. President Donald Trump, it's this- they both believe in making borders impassable. Tuesday afternoon, the Venezuelan military barricaded a bridge at a key border crossing with Colombia, a direct affront to the U.S.-backed effort to bring humanitarian aid to untold thousands of Venezuelan people who […]
“This is not a U.S. issue. This is not a Colombian issue. This is a Venezuelan issue,” said Rubio.
As the turmoil in Venezuela continues to crescendo, Russian President Vladimir Putin Russia is tightening its partnership with socialist President Nicolas Maduro in defiance of the growing coalition of support that has formed around Interim-President Juan Guaidó. Venezuela's diminishing finances under the Maduro regime have likely forced him to mortgage part of Venezuela's oil resources in exchange for financial and […]
Back on Jan. 23rd, U.S. President Donald Trump officially recognized Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's legitimate interim president and promised to "use the full weight of United States economic and diplomatic power to press for the restoration of Venezuelan democracy", and now other nations are following suit Ten European Union nations have followed the United States […]
On Thursday, Senator Marco Rubio issued a comment via his Twitter account that identified Noor Capital, a financial firm based in the United Arab Emirates as attempting to facilitate a gold transaction with Venezuelan authorities.
Multiple media outlets are covering the mysterious activity surrounding a Russian-based Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Nordwind Airlines that unexpectedly landed in Caracas, Venezuela from Moscow on Tuesday. Noticias Venezuela reported that the plane had made the trip with only an unidentified crew aboard. Nordwind Airlines does not offer direct Moscow-Caracas flights, and speculation is […]
