Press Releases

This week, Representative María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) questioned Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian Nichols, during a House Foreign Affairs Committee. Rep. Salazar rebuked Nichols and the State Department for their failure to hold dictators and communist regimes accountable throughout the hemisphere.

Today, Representative María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), hosted a press conference on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol to express solidarity with the Cuban people and condemn the Biden Administration for refusing to take action in support of the Cuban fight for freedom.

Hoy, la representante María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) envió una carta al presidente Biden advirtiéndole de la violencia planeada por el régimen cubano durante las protestas del 15 de noviembre y pidió a la Administración que esté preparada para cuando el régimen corte el Internet en la isla. La carta expresa la frustración de la comunidad cubanoamericana por la demora de la Administración en proporcionar Internet al pueblo cubano luego de que el régimen lo desconectó el 11 de julio, luego de las históricas protestas antigubernamentales en la isla.

Today, Representative María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) sent a letter to President Biden warning him of the Cuban regime's planned violence during the November 15th protests, and asked the Administration to be prepared for the regime to cut internet from the island. The letter expresses the frustration of the Cuban-American community for the Administration's delay in providing the Cuban people with internet after the regime shut it off on July 12th following historic anti-government protests on the island.