Venezuela

Denouncing the Cuban regime as illegitimate, the Republican duo warns that the communist regime continues to threaten the stability and security of the Western Hemisphere.

Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro declared himself the winner of the recent presidential election despite the results suggesting that opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez won by a considerable margin. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently issued a statement demanding the Biden-Harris Administration stand more firmly in support of Gonzalez, criticizing their previous concessions to the Maduro regime. While […]

Florida Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) and Mario Díaz-Balart (R) have filed a bipartisan resolution that denounces Nicolas Maduro's "election fraud."

Calling Maduro a "liar and a dictator," Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) is calling on President Biden to respond.

Blaming the Biden-Harris Administration, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) accused the current administration for emboldening Maduro's reign.

In response to the election results, Florida Democrats have condemned the Maduro Regime, calling for "an internationally supervised recount."

With the likelihood that Venezuela will continue under a communist regime, the U.S. announced that a Maduro victory raises "concerns."

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) recently launched the Venezuelans for Rick Scott Coalition in Miami, Florida, right in the backyard of his political opponent – former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL). Alongside piecing together support from the Venezuelan community members and business leaders from the state to support his campaign, Sen. Scott took the opportunity to take […]

Venezuela is set to hold presidential elections at the end of July, but few expect the contest to be fair as long as dictator Nicolas Maduro's regime remains in power. Ahead of the upcoming elections, Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) issued a joint statement condemning the Maduro regime and […]

MIAMI, FL—As world leaders debate the effectiveness of removing or intensifying sanctions on dictatorial regimes across the globe, in particular Venezuela, Florida International University and the George W. Bush Institute have released a new white paper concluding that economic sanctions on autocracies are unproductive and inadequate, however, personal sanctions against individuals tend to be more effective. […]

As Venezuela's Presidential Elections draw closer in July, few in the United States expect the results to be legitimate, and a recent bill presented in the South American country's legislature only reinforces the notion. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued a bipartisan statement with Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) condemning the regime of Nicolas Maduro […]

In Enterprise, Alabama, a 23-year-old illegal immigrant has been charged with first-degree rape of a 14-year-old mentally incapacitated girl. Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Troy Nehls (R-TX) shared their disgust and possible solutions to the problem. Rep. Buchanan mentioned that this crime was “completely avoidable.” Another example of a completely avoidable, horrific crime committed by […]

America was shocked, saddened, and outraged by the February murder of University of Georgia student Laken Riley by Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, becoming a symbol of the ongoing border crisis. Ibarra was supposedly released into the country in 2022, prompting Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) to spearhead a recent letter to Homeland Security […]

How much of a threat to national security does the border crisis pose? In a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray on criminals entering the United States and the various crimes they are involved in, such as human and drug trafficking and selling fake IDs. Sen. Rubio […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL --- The Florida Legislature is pushing for strong foreign policy action against Venezuela and their dictator Nicolas Maduro. Following Venezuela's violation of a deal granting sanction relief, Florida has taken steps to urge the federal government to reinstate all sanctions against them. "The November 30th deadline has passed without compliance," SM 398's sponsor, […]

The Biden Administration recently performed a prisoner exchange with Venezuela's Maduro regime, with one of the most high-profile prisoners the U.S. released being Alex Saab, a Maduro ally accused of bribery and money laundering. Several Florida lawmakers, including Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), and Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) condemned the freeing of […]

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and some of his colleagues in the upper chamber released a bipartisan statement condemning Venezuelan President and dictator Nicolas Maduro. Maduro has arrested and imprisoned political opponents and has even barred opposition leaders such as María Corina Machado from holding office for 15 years. Additionally, the Maduro regime has issued “bogus […]

Brian Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs from the U.S. State Department, said this week at an Atlantic Council event, that the U.S. “will assess all actions taken [by the Maduro government in Venezuela] and conduct a review of our sanctions policy,” in agreement with the progress made. Nichols was referring to the […]