Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo's COVID-19 Report

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo's COVID-19 Report

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May 5, 2020
Everyone in our community, from all industries and ages, are waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel. Parents and children have been forced into a new learning environment overnight. Shuttered small business anxiously wanting to reopen. The people of Miami-Dade have demonstrated incredible patience and because of it, our community has overcome this novel virus. The time...
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China withheld supplies, and they’ll do it again

China withheld supplies, and they’ll do it again

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April 28, 2020
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, few Floridians or their elected officials gave much thought to where their hospital gowns and facemasks were made. But the coronavirus pandemic has forced that question to the front of everyone’s minds. It is now painfully obvious that as a nation we are unacceptably reliant on China for these basic items, and many, many more.
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Effects of Liability Cases Are Felt Beyond Businesses

Effects of Liability Cases Are Felt Beyond Businesses

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April 23, 2020
Starting, maintaining, and growing a small business is tough. Getting your ideas off the ground, finding the right staff, managing financials and handling day-to-day operations while you are also building a business
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The Time to Open is Now

The Time to Open is Now

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April 23, 2020
Beginning this weekend, the Governors of Georgia and South Carolina—based on the most recent scientific data—are re-opening the economies of their States. Florida should safely follow our neighbor's lead and do the same.
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The end of Maduro is near

The end of Maduro is near

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April 22, 2020
Lurking underneath Maduro’s control, however, the COVID-19 pandemic and plummeting oil prices have turned the world upside down, and its impact on Venezuela is exponential.
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Lifting the Coronavirus restrictions right now is stupid. Get over it!

Lifting the Coronavirus restrictions right now is stupid. Get over it!

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April 18, 2020
Imposing restrictions on Americans to help stop the spread of the deadly virus is promoting the “general welfare” of the country.
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Recent U.S. Measures Against Maduro are good. But, are they enough to bring the regime down?

Recent U.S. Measures Against Maduro are good. But, are they enough to bring the regime down?

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April 17, 2020
Yet, it is difficult to predict --and less so guarantee-- that the Maduro regime will fall as a result of recent U.S. measures. Neither the Justice Department’s decision nor U.S sanctions are immune to manipulation.
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To Checkmate Venezuela's Maduro, America Should Sanction His Spanish Enablers

To Checkmate Venezuela's Maduro, America Should Sanction His Spanish Enablers

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April 15, 2020
America is playing whack-a-mole with Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. After losing access to most of its oil revenue, the tyrant’s regime is overcoming U.S. sanctions
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Millions of Americans Were Left Out in Stimulus Package

Millions of Americans Were Left Out in Stimulus Package

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April 14, 2020
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Congress passed the largest stimulus bill in history. The CARES Act pumped over $2 trillion into the economy and was intended, among other aims, to support small businesses and their employees.
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Trump indictments may save Venezuela from coronavirus and Maduro regime | Opinion

Trump indictments may save Venezuela from coronavirus and Maduro regime | Opinion

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April 5, 2020
It’s not as good as the first season but the ripped-from-the-headlines geopolitical drama is enough to keep you watching and get you thinking.
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Democrats Want to Deny Loans to Americans Who Need Them the Most in this Crisis

Democrats Want to Deny Loans to Americans Who Need Them the Most in this Crisis

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April 3, 2020
Even after the latest coronavirus relief bill, Democrats are still playing politics to try to cram through parts of their agenda that will ultimately hurt the Americans who need help the most.  
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As COVID-19 Pushes Venezuela to the Brink, American Free Market Policies Must Help Pick Up the Pieces

As COVID-19 Pushes Venezuela to the Brink, American Free Market Policies Must Help Pick Up the Pieces

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April 1, 2020
Food shortages, hyperinflation, and government corruption are all too common in Socialist Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela.
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Can Venezuela Survive the Pandemic?

Can Venezuela Survive the Pandemic?

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April 1, 2020
After Juan Guaidó's successful European and U.S. tour that had him meeting with top Western leaders including Angela Merkel, Boris Johnson, Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump,
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Coronavirus highlights Venezuela's socialist failures – after Maduro, US can help them rebuild

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Coronavirus highlights Venezuela's socialist failures – after Maduro, US can help them rebuild

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March 30, 2020
COVID-19 is a global pandemic affecting millions of people from China to Italy to the United States. No country is spared from the virus – over 600,000 individuals across the world have been infected and over 30,000 have died.
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Senators Rubio and Scott Should Reconsider: Offshore Energy Moratorium off Florida’s Coast Jeopardizes Military Readiness

Senators Rubio and Scott Should Reconsider: Offshore Energy Moratorium off Florida’s Coast Jeopardizes Military Readiness

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March 24, 2020
From a military standpoint, the moratorium blocking offshore energy in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico makes little sense and an extension of the measure makes even less. First, more domestic energy supply is good for our military, which remains the world’s single largest purchaser of fuel,
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Pandemic, oil glut leave Venezuela more vulnerable to Chinese, Russian advances

Pandemic, oil glut leave Venezuela more vulnerable to Chinese, Russian advances

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March 23, 2020
Venezuela is vulnerable. The White House in August imposed new economic sanctions on the country, and the oil glut caused by the coronavirus pandemic, meanwhile, is rendering Venezuela's vast supply of recoverable oil near worthless.
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Florida taxpayers are getting ripped off – it’s time for lawmakers to fix it

Florida taxpayers are getting ripped off – it’s time for lawmakers to fix it

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March 13, 2020
You and I, and all other Florida taxpayers, are being ripped off every day. Our tax dollars – money we provide to help care for our state’s ailing poor – are being siphoned out of the Medicaid program and into the pockets of predatory entities that, ironically, were created to save us money.
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Sean Spicer: President Trump Should Not Risk American Jobs, Energy Security By Sanctioning U.S. Companies in Venezuela

Sean Spicer: President Trump Should Not Risk American Jobs, Energy Security By Sanctioning U.S. Companies in Venezuela

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March 11, 2020
We are now in the midst of a crucial election year with voters consistently saying they are most concerned about growing and maintaining a strong economy and having solid employment opportunities for themselves and their families. The Trump administration is laser-like focused on further reviving our economy, expanding domestic job growth and providing millions of additional opportunities for American workers.
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