Nicolas Maduro
Along with up-to-date political coverage, The Floridian takes the opportunity to write about Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro and his government. Read more here!
One of the most crucial abilities for countries to have in foreign policy is changing with the times. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) briefly spoke with The Floridian on the need to adapt as circumstances change, chiefly at a time when Venezuela, Russia, China, and Iran have worked together to dodge US economic sanctions. Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick […]
Like the United States, Venezuela is gearing up for an election in 2024. However, few expect it to be legitimate. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and others in a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding the United States observes the integrity of the elections. "The Venezuelan people cannot […]
In an op-ed for the Miami Herald, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) blasted the Biden Administration for its continued appeasement of the Maduro regime in Venezuela, calling the renewal of oil exportations to the country after it imprisoned opposition leader Maria Corina Machado "like handing a bone to a dog after it’s bitten your friend." "Since entering […]
HIALEAH GARDENS—During a press conference held at the historic Assault Brigade 2506 Museum, where House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and members of Florida’s congressional delegation—Reps. Michael Waltz, Mario Diaz-Balart, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jared Moskowitz, and Maria Elvira Salazar—took part in a roundtable discussion to commemorate the 2 year anniversary of the Cuban […]
Colombia’s new Leftist President Gustavo Petro, who in the past has expressed support for Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro, recently held a one-day summit seeking to find a way out of the country’s political crisis by getting the Maduro regime and the Venezuelan opposition back to the negotiating table in Mexico. Those talks have been stalled […]
In an era of extremely polarized politics in the U.S., a bipartisan approach to almost anything seems totally far-fetched. However, two former senior government advisors —Juan Cruz, a Republican who served under Trump, and Mark Feierstein, a Democrat who served under Obama, both as special assistant to the president and senior director for Western Hemisphere […]
Ever since President Biden (D) took office, Republicans have taken fierce umbrage at the administration's policies. Energy production, in particular, remains a key talking point. Recently, the Biden administration has allowed Chevron to reengage in "limited" oil production in Venezuela. Such a move invites criticism from Florida Republicans, who take to Twitter to voice their […]
The Hispanic and Latino community is becoming a contentious voting demographic in the 2022 midterms. Thursday, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) tweeted that "Hispanics are law-abiding, God-fearing, hardworking people" who are "rejecting the extremist, socialist policies of the radical Democrats." I was born and raised in Miami — the daughter of Cuban political refugees. Hispanics […]
In Florida's Congressional District 27, State Senator Annette Taddeo (D) is hoping to unseat Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) and regain the seat Democrats lost in 2020. Sen. Taddeo is running as a moderate Democrat opposed to socialism and communism. However, Taddeo's LanguageSpeak, Inc., a business which provides translation services for other businesses, has a client […]
There are three regimes that stand out in the Western Hemisphere for their human rights abuses and as threats to US interests—Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. Cuba, under Miguel Diaz-Canel, Nicolas Maduro's Venezuela, and Daniel Ortega's reign of terror in Nicaragua, have all contributed to the majority of human rights atrocities committed in Latin America. On […]
With the Biden administration’s hesitancy to give the nod of approval for renewed American oil production, conservatives have called out the President for going to international energy in order to satiate the nation’s demands. Conservatives like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and other Republican lawmakers have just introduced a bill that would ban oil and natural […]
Gas prices are still at historic highs and diesel hit its highest rate ever today at $5.798. Those in the Biden administration haven’t necessarily provided solutions to bring down gas prices but have offered the blame game to the American people. After weeks of blaming Putin and the “Putin Price Hike,” President Joe Biden (D) […]
On Thursday, Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) , Rick Scott, Jim Risch (R-ID), and other senators penned a letter to President Joe Biden (D) imploring him to “immediately increase U.S. and international pressure to compel the Maduro regime to free all political prisoners and conduct free and fair elections.” “The March 2022 meeting between senior Biden […]
On May 10th, 18 Democrats in the House wrote a letter to President Joe Biden (D) imploring him to lift the sanctions that have been placed on Venezuela and the Nicolas Maduro regime. Maduro is a socialist leader (called a dictator by some) and has been President since 2013. The legitimacy of his presidency has […]
According to a press release from Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), the Florida Congresswoman is reaching across the aisle to sponsor a bill with Rep. Stephanie Luke (D-FL). The bill, titled the Iranian Nuclear and Venezuelan Energy, Sanctions, and Terrorism Government Accountability Report Act, or the INVESTIGAR Act for short. The bill forces the Biden […]
Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) shared that a “terrified” Maduro will try anything possible in order to remain in power during this time.
Rubio shared that it’s disappointing to see the Biden administration attempt to remove sanctions while the dictatorship is trying to silence individuals seeking democracy for the country.
As the Venezuelan Humanitarian crisis continues to unfold, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) has added to her history of defending democracy in the socialist regime and has doubled down on her efforts to promote freedom in Venezuela. Murphy who has personally experienced the dangers of overpowering governments, fleeing from Vietnam as a child, has not only […]
