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Interview Jorge Ramos
September 27, 2021

ICYMI: Rep. María Elvira Salazar on Al Punto con Jorge Ramos

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) joined Al Punto con Jorge Ramos to discuss the ongoing crisis at the border and the need for compassionate and responsible immigration reform.

See below for highlights or click here to watch the full interview.

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Issues:Congress

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Capitol Dome
September 24, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, two bills introduced by Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) passed the House of Representatives. H.R. 3065, the Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act, and H.R. 5306, the REEF Act, were incorporated into the final House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA passed the House by vote of 316-113. 

These policies will help small businesses, protect our environment, and grow our economy.


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United States Flag Flown Over Capitol
September 23, 2021
Today, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) issued the following statement regarding her vote yesterday against Speaker Pelosi’s tax-and-spending spree: 

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Sun Shining
September 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), and a strong bipartisan group of their colleagues introduced the Reusing Equipment for Environmental Fortification (REEF) Act. The REEF Act incentivizes retired Navy ships to be repurposed into artificial reefs, boosting marine environments and creating recreational and economic opportunities in the process.


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HFAC Hearing - Nicaragua
September 21, 2021

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) questioned the Biden Administration's Deputy Assistant Secretary of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Emily Mendrala, regarding the Administration’s response to the Ortega regime's reign of terror in Nicaragua.


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MES Capitol
August 31, 2021
La congresista María Elvira Salazar presentó la Ley de Libertad Estadounidense y Acceso a Internet (H.R. 5123). Este proyecto de ley implementa la “Operación Starfall,” un plan estratégico para brindar acceso a las comunicaciones inalámbricas en el extranjero y garantizar que estemos listos cuando ocurran apagones, desastres o cuando los regímenes deshonestos cierren el acceso a Internet.

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MES Capitol
August 31, 2021
Today, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazarintroduced the American Freedom and Internet Access Act (HR 5123) to implement “Operation Starfall” – a strategic plan to provide access to wireless communications abroad and ensure we are ready when blackouts occur, disaster strikes, or when rogue regimes shut down internet access.

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MES Capitol
August 12, 2021
This makes the resolution the third-most cosponsored resolution in the 117th U.S. Congress,

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MES Capitol
July 30, 2021
Yesterday, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar's (FL-27) bipartisan amendment to complete a national land subsidence map passed the House of Representatives and was included in final passage of the HR 4502, which provides funding for the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Service – responsible for land and satellite mapping.

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SOSNicaragua
July 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar's (R-FL) and Congressman Albio Sires' (D-NJ) bipartisan Reinforcing Nicaragua’s Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021, or the RENACER Act, passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee on a voice vote. Both Salazar and Sires have called for this bill to be brought to the House Floor as quickly as possible.