María Elvira Salazar is a leading congressional voice against socialism and leftist regimes in Latin America, continuously condemning countries like Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua for human rights abuses and authoritarianism, and linking socialism to oppression and violence (El American, Miami Herald).
She has introduced and supported legislation to maintain or increase U.S. sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela, such as the FORCE and VALOR Acts, and has called for continued designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism unless there are clear democratic reforms (Free Press, Islander News).
Salazar criticizes both the Biden administration and left-leaning Latin American governments, arguing U.S. policy has been too weak, has failed to support democratic opposition, and has allowed China and Russia to extend their influence in the region (Miami Herald).
She has denounced efforts by authoritarian governments to create a false impression of economic reform (e.g., questioning the legitimacy of the Cuban private sector) and repeatedly states that only those connected to regime elites benefit (Miami Herald).
Salazar supports assertive U.S. engagement and aid strategies in Latin America, including vaccine diplomacy, democratic promotion, and cooperation on security and economic development, while rejecting negotiations or business with dictators (Miami Herald).
Potential vulnerability: Her hardline positions and rhetoric, including broad use of terms like "socialist" and "terrorist" for a wide range of political opponents, have drawn criticism and accusations of partisanship or oversimplification of complex international issues (NBC - 8 WFLA).
2021: María Elvira Salazar Expresó Oposición Al Socialismo En Entrevista According to El American, "'Gustavo Petro es socialista y nada que tenga que ver con socialismo es bueno. Ni el socialismo democrático, ni el pragmático, ni el simpático. Ningún socialismo es bueno', dijo hoy a El American la congresista republicana María Elvira Salazar." [El American, 11/18/21]
2020: Salazar Called Socialism 'The Inferno' According to El Nuevo Herald, "'El socialismo es una sola cosa, el infierno', expresó, indicando que es lo que está tratando de imponer el partido demócrata." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/21/20]
2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Tied Donna Shalala To Socialists In Republican Attack Ads According to Miami Herald, "In a mailer sent to voters, she tries to tie Shalala to socialists in the Democratic Party, a common attack across the country by Republicans." [Miami Herald, 10/22/20]
February 2023: Salazar Proposed House Resolution To Condemn Socialism According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "The House could vote as early as today on Salazar's resolution to condemn socialism. Salazar floated the measure last week." [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/2/23]
February 2023: Salazar Asserted That Socialist Leaders Caused Over 100 Million Deaths According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Salazar notes they collectively killed more than 100 million people worldwide from violence and communist policies." [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/2/23]
February 2023: Salazar Described Her Resolution As A Binary Choice On Socialism According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), '"The resolution is very clear. Either you're with it, or you're not," Salazar told the Times.' [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/2/23]
February 2023: Rep. María Elvira Salazar Introduced Resolution Condemning 'Horrors Of Socialism' According to The Free Press, "Last week, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar introduced a resolution to condemn the 'horrors of socialism.' In her legislation, the Miami Republican, who represents a large number former Cuban nationals and their descendants, noted, 'socialist ideology necessitates a concentration of power that has time and time again collapsed into Communist regimes, totalitarian rule, and brutal dictatorships.'" [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/4/23]
February 2023: Rep. María Elvira Salazar's Resolution Cited Historical Atrocities By Communist Regimes According to The Free Press, "That also translated into more than 100 million people killed over the last century at the hands of brutal leftist dictators like V.I. Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un, Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez, and Nicolás Maduro." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/4/23]
February 2023: Majority Of Democrats Supported Salazar's Anti-Socialism Resolution According to The Free Press, "Overall, 109 liberal Democrats voted with Salazar, while 86 opposed her resolution. Fourteen more voted 'present,' apparently hoping to avoid the scorn of both sides." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/4/23]
February 2023: All Voting Republicans Supported Salazar's Resolution Condemning Socialism According to The Free Press, "To no one's surprise, all 219 Republicans who voted agreed with Salazar." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/4/23]
February 2023: Florida Congressional Democrats Mostly Supported Salazar's Resolution According to The Free Press, "In Florida, seven of the state's eight Democrats in Congress backed Salazar in condemning socialism. Only Rep. Maxwell Frost of Orlando sided with the likes of left-wing 'Squad' members Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar in opposing condemnation of the 'horrors' created by socialists." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/4/23]
January 2021: Salazar Introduced Bill To Keep Cuba On U.S. Terror Blacklist According to El American, "Cuban-American Congress members from Florida introduced a bill this week that seeks to keep Cuba on the list of sponsors of terrorism following President Donald Trump's decision to classify it as such just days before he leaves office. [...] 'As the daughter of Cuban refugees who fled the brutal dictatorship that continues to imprison, starve, murder, and systematically oppress the people of Cuba, I am proud to introduce the bill,' said Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) on announcing the legislation." [El American, 1/20/21]
January 2021: Salazar Introduced FORCE Act As First Bill After Election According to El American, "The FORCE Act (Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends Act) is the first one presented by Salazar, who was elected last November by a district in South Florida." [El American, 1/20/21]
January 2021: Salazar Called For Cuba To Remain On U.S. Terror Sponsor List And Potential Inclusion Of Venezuela According to El Nuevo Herald, "La carta le pide a Robert Menéndez [...] que Blinken y otros nominados se comprometan a mantener a Cuba en la lista de estados promotores del terrorismo, que consideren agregar a Venezuela y continúen con todas las sanciones actuales sobre ambos países, entre muchas otras peticiones." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 1/16/21]
January 2021: Salazar's Legislation Found Support Among Cuban American House Members According to El Nuevo Herald, "El proyecto de ley tiene hasta ahora ocho copatrocinadores, en su mayoría miembros cubanoamericanos de la Cámara como Giménez y Mario Díaz-Balart." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 1/16/21]
2021: Salazar Propuso Proyecto De Ley Para Mantener Cuba En La Lista De Patrocinadores Del Terrorismo According to El Nuevo Herald, "Su primer proyecto de ley en el Congreso evitaría que Cuba fuera eliminada de la lista de patrocinadores estatales del terrorismo hasta que libere a todos los presos políticos y se comprometa a elecciones libres y justas." [El Nuevo Herald, 2/4/21]
2021: Giménez Y Díaz-Balart Respaldaron El Proyecto De Ley De Salazar Sobre Cuba According to El Nuevo Herald, "Giménez y el representante republicano miamense Mario Díaz-Balart han respaldado el proyecto de ley de Salazar." [El Nuevo Herald, 2/4/21]
2021: El Proyecto De Ley De Salazar Era Improbable Que Fuera Aprobado Bajo El Control Demócrata According to El Nuevo Herald, "Es poco probable que el proyecto de ley de Salazar sea aprobado con los demócratas en control del Congreso." [El Nuevo Herald, 2/4/21]
2021: Salazar Actively Criticized Cuban Regime And Supported Legislative Measures According to El Nuevo Herald, 'Hija de padres cubanos, Salazar es una activa crítica del régimen de la isla. Recientemente impulsó una legislación para impedir cualquier acercamiento con Cuba y sacar a la isla de la lista de países terroristas hasta que el gobierno de Miguel Díaz-Canel no respete los derechos humanos.' [El Nuevo Herald, 3/18/21]
January 2024: Salazar Appeared to Soften Stance on Cuban Private Sector by End of Hearing According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar pareció haber suavizado su posición al final de esa sesión, preguntando a los funcionarios del Departamento de Estado. cómo los miembros del Congreso podrían trabajar junto con la administración para ayudar a los cubanos no vinculados al gobierno a establecer negocios privados en la isla." [El Nuevo Herald, 1/25/24]
May 2024: Salazar Questioned State Department On Cuba Policy According to Miami Herald, "In May Salazar, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee for the Western Hemisphere, asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken if the department was carrying out a review of Cuba's designation as a sponsor of terrorism during a congressional hearing. He said there were no short-term plans to do so." [Miami Herald, 1/14/25]
May 2024: Salazar Questioned State Department Review Of Cuba Terror Listing According to El Nuevo Herald, "En mayo del año pasado, Salazar, quien preside el subcomité de Asuntos Exteriores de la Cámara de Representantes del Hemisferio Occidental, preguntó al secretario de Estado Antony Blinken si el Departamento estaba llevando a cabo una revisión de la designación de Cuba como patrocinador del terrorismo durante una audiencia en el Congreso." [El Nuevo Herald, 1/14/25]
January 2021: Salazar Held The Castro Regime Responsible For Supporting Terrorism And Harboring Fugitives According to El American, "The law holds the Castro regime responsible 'for harboring fugitives from the U.S. justice system, propping up the regimes of (Nicolás) Maduro and (Daniel) Ortega in Venezuela and Nicaragua respectively and for participating in violent acts of terrorism' across the region." [El American, 1/20/21]
2018: Salazar Voiced Support For Cuba Policy Changes Under Trump According to Miami Herald, "Salazar said she liked that Trump 'has changed the rules of the game' and now when people like Madonna want to go to Cuba to celebrate their birthdays, they have to stay in a Cuban home instead of a hotel owned by the Cuban military and buy cigars not from government stores but from the people. Trump should 'do even more,' she said, 'and fulfill what he's promised.'" [Miami Herald, 10/17/18]
2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Released Anti-Socialism Ads In Congressional Race According to Miami Herald, 'Salazar's third TV ad is an anti-socialism spot with Sirley Ávila León, a human rights activist who sought asylum in the United States after being attacked by the Cuban police with machetes.' [Miami Herald, 10/22/20]
January 2021: Salazar Requested Nominees Support Democracy And Sanctions On Cuba And Venezuela According to El Nuevo Herald, "Le solicitamos respetuosamente que rechace a los nominados que no aseguren que la política de relaciones exteriores de Estados Unidos se basará firmemente en promover la democracia, la liberalización económica y las libertades civiles básicas, teniendo en cuenta los abusos contra los derechos humanos que a diario se cometen en Cuba y en Venezuela", escribieron los representantes. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 1/16/21]
2021: Salazar Introduced FORCE Act To Prevent Cuba's Delisting As State Sponsor Of Terrorism According to Miami Herald, "Her first bill in Congress, dubbed the Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends Act, or FORCE, would prevent Cuba from being removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until it releases all political prisoners and commits to free and fair elections." [Miami Herald, 2/4/21]
2021: Gimenez And Diaz-Balart Supported Salazar's FORCE Act According to Miami Herald, "Gimenez and Miami Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart have backed Salazar's bill." [Miami Herald, 2/4/21]
2021: Miami Herald Reported Salazar's Bill Was Unlikely To Pass With Democrats In Control According to Miami Herald, "Salazar's bill is unlikely to pass with Democrats controlling Congress." [Miami Herald, 2/4/21]
February 2021: Salazar Expressed Solidarity With Protest Against Communism In Miami According to El Nuevo Herald, 'La congresista de Miami María Elvira Salazar [...] ha hecho público su apoyo a la iniciativa de Otaola. "Toda mi solidaridad con todos los que luchan por la libertad de Cuba. ¡Nos vemos en la caravana Anticomunista el sábado! ¡No se puede negociar con el régimen terrorista de los Castro!", tuiteó Salazar este jueves.' [El Nuevo Herald, 2/6/21]
February 2021: Salazar Voiced Appreciation And Support For Miami Anti-Communist Caravan According to El Nuevo Herald, '"Así que muy bien con la caravana. Tienen todo mi apoyo y todo mi aprecio".' [El Nuevo Herald, 2/6/21]
March 2021: Salazar Emphasized Distinction Between Cuban People And Regime According to El Nuevo Herald, '"Yo no soy mala en contra de la isla de Cuba. Amo a los cubanos que viven dentro (de la isla). A quienes desprecio es a los del régimen que oprimen a los pobres cubanos", dijo Salazar.' [El Nuevo Herald, 3/18/21]
March 2021: Salazar Claimed Cuban People Wanted Regime Change According to El Nuevo Herald, '"Me imagino que muchas de la gente que ha estado mirando ese noticiero esté muy de acuerdo con lo que estoy diciendo: para Cuba ya es hora. Ellos quieren quitarse la bota y el yugo que tienen arriba por más de sesenta años", añadió.' [El Nuevo Herald, 3/18/21]
July 2021: Salazar Co-Signed Letter Demanding Increased Cuban Anti-Regime Broadcast Funding According to Tampa Bay Times, "On Thursday, a group of Republican elected officials, including Salazar, Rubio, Sen. Rick Scott, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart and House Republican leaders also sent a letter to Biden with a list of policy changes related to Cuba, including increased funding for anti-regime broadcasting." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/15/21]
July 2021: Maria Elvira Salazar Participated In House Hearing On Cuba Protests According to Miami Herald, "The Democrats and Republicans at the hearing, including Florida U.S. Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Val Demings, agreed that sanctions should be considered in response to the protests, and the U.S. should prod its allies to speak out more forcefully in favor of the protests on July 11th." [Miami Herald, 7/20/21]
July 2021: Salazar Urged The White House To Recognize Widespread Support For Cuban Freedom According to Tampa Bay Times, 'It's important to tell the White House that there are many of us fighting for freedom,' Salazar said, calling for God's help 'to free Cuba from this satanic force.' 'Free us,' she said. [Tampa Bay Times, 7/26/21]
July 2021: Representative María Elvira Salazar Joined Cuban Protest Vigil At White House According to El Nuevo Herald, "la representante republicana de Miami María Elvira Salazar se unió a la vigilia el domingo por la noche. '¡En la Casa Blanca con nuestra comunidad cubanoamericana exigiendo libertad!', tuiteó Salazar." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 7/26/21]
2021: Maria Elvira Salazar Led Rallies Calling For More U.S. Action On Cuba According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, a former TV journalist who is also Cuban American, has spent the last month calling on Biden to do more on Cuba and leading rallies in Miami and Washington with the Cuban exile community." [Miami Herald, 8/4/21]
August 2021: Salazar Attended And Led Chants At Anti-Government Cuba Rally In Miami According to Miami Herald, "For weeks, notable Florida Republicans from Gov. Ron DeSantis to Miami Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, Carlos Gimenez and Mario Diaz-Balart have spoken in front of riled up audiences throughout Miami, calling on President Joe Biden to escalate actions against the Cuban regime... To a cheering crowd, Salazar lead a chant of 'Thank you' to McCarthy." [Miami Herald, 8/4/21]
Salazar Was Part Of The Miami Republican Congressional Delegation At August 2021 Rally According to Miami Herald, "Miami's Republican congressional delegation including, from left, Rep. Carlos Gimenez, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, attends a rally in support of anti-government protesters in Cuba at Versailles Restaurant on SW Eighth Street in Little Havana on Wednesday, August 4, 2021." [Miami Herald, 8/4/21]
2021: Salazar Asistió A Mítines Con Cubanoamericanos Y Participó En Programas Sobre Cuba En Miami According to El Nuevo Herald, "La representante federal republicana María Elvira Salazar, de Miami, saluda a los cubanoamericanos en un mitin mientras asiste a una asamblea del Partido Republicano sobre Cuba transmitida en vivo desde el Versailles Restaurant y presentada por el presentador de Fox News Sean Hannity." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/4/21]
January 2023: Salazar Emphasized FORCE Act's Importance To Cuban Exile Community According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), Salazar "noted that the bill is important to the Cuban exile community in South Florida as well as people who have come to America from the countries Havana helps destabilize." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 1/16/23]
January 2024: María Salazar Sought Bipartisan Approach To Helping Genuine Cuban Private Businesses According to Miami Herald, "By the end of the hearing, Salazar seemed to have softened her initial stance, telling the State Department officials that Republicans are 'on the same page.' Apparently contradicting her early views, she asked, 'How can we help this administration really help those small business owners in Cuba that have no contact or connection with the regime to open up a good store if they want or to own a privately owned business?' 'What can we do together?' she asked." [Miami Herald, 1/18/24]
Enero 2024: Salazar Preguntó Cómo Ayudar A Emprendedores Cubanos Sin Conexiones Con El Régimen According to El Nuevo Herald, "Aparentemente contradiciendo sus puntos de vista iniciales, preguntó: '¿Cómo podemos ayudar a esta administración a ayudar realmente a esos propietarios de pequeñas empresas en Cuba que no tienen contacto o conexión con el régimen a abrir una buena tienda si así lo desean o a ser dueños de un negocio privado?'" [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 1/19/24]
January 2024: Salazar's Office Publicized Statement On Cuban Private Sector Following Hearing According to Miami Herald, "Despite the title of the congressional hearing and an email blasted shortly after by Salazar's office with the title 'Salazar Exposes the Cuban Regime's 'Growing Private Sector' Propaganda,' Salazar seemed to have softened her position by the end of that session, asking State Department officials how members of Congress could work together with the administration to help Cubans not linked to the government to set up private businesses on the island." [Miami Herald, 1/25/24]
January 2024: Joe García Claimed Salazar Agreed To Meet With Cuban Entrepreneurs; Salazar's Office Denied Plans According to Miami Herald, "Former U.S. Rep. Joe García, who approached Salazar later that day on Capitol Hill, told the Herald she had agreed to meet with Cuban entrepreneurs and that he was working to make that possible." However, "Salazar's communications director, Mariza Smajlaj, told the Herald on Wednesday the congresswoman has 'no plans to meet with Joe García or any so-called 'entrepreneurs.''" [Miami Herald, 1/25/24]
Salazar Pledged Continued Opposition To Cuban Government In Statement According to Miami Herald, "I will continue to use my position won with the free vote of my constituents to be a stone in the shoe of the dictatorship on the island," [Salazar] said." [Miami Herald, 2/2/24]
February 2024: Salazar Emphasized Her Commitment To Denouncing Cuban Human Rights Violations According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar parece estar adoptando un enfoque similar, destacando sus 'denuncias de continuas violaciones de los derechos humanos' en Cuba en un comunicado enviado al Herald." [El Nuevo Herald, 2/5/24]
May 2024: María Elvira Salazar Accused Cuba Of Supporting Terrorism In Latin America According to Miami Herald, "How is it possible that a dictatorship that finances terrorism in Latin America, supports Hamas and harbors international terrorists in its territory 'cooperates' with the United States on anti-terrorism?" Salazar said in a statement. [Miami Herald, 5/15/24]
May 2024: Salazar Questioned Cuba's Alleged Cooperation With U.S. On Counterterrorism According to El Nuevo Herald, "¿Cómo es posible que una dictadura que financia el terrorismo en América Latina, apoya a Hamás y ampara a terroristas internacionales en su territorio ahora 'coopere' con Estados Unidos en materia antiterrorista?", dijo Salazar en un comunicado. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 5/15/24]
Salazar Criticized Biden's Venezuela And Cuba Policies And Introduced Sanctions Bills According to Miami Herald, "At hearings, she has criticized Biden's policies towards Venezuela and Cuba, denounced those two countries' governments, introduced bills to set more sanctions and proposed stronger partnerships between the U.S. and its Latin-American allies." [Miami Herald, 10/11/24]
2018: Salazar Criticized The Cuban Government For Prioritizing Power Over Economic Reform According to El Nuevo Herald, "El gobierno de Cuba solo está en el negocio del poder y no en el de que el pueblo cubano coma", dijo. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 2/9/18]
2018: Salazar Supported Trump Engaging With Raúl Castro According to Miami Herald, "Should Trump then talk to Raúl Castro? I asked -- and she immediately and unequivocally answered that yes, he should. 'Trump should talk to Raúl Castro. He calls the shots.'" [Miami Herald, 10/17/18]
2018: Salazar Opposed Trump Talking With Díaz-Canel According to Miami Herald, "He shouldn't talk to Diaz-Canel because he doesn't reflect anything. We know it was a transfer of title, not a transfer of power." [Miami Herald, 10/17/18]
October 2018: Salazar Supported Trump Speaking With Raúl Castro On Cuba Policy According to El Nuevo Herald, "Entonces, ¿Trump debería hablar con Raúl Castro? le pregunté; y ella respondió inmediata e inequívocamente que sí, que debería hacerlo. 'Trump debería hablar con Raúl Castro. Él es el que manda'." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/22/18]
October 2018: Salazar Publicly Opposed Talks With Díaz-Canel And Criticized His Authority According to El Nuevo Herald, "No debe hablar con Díaz-Canel porque él no representa nada. Sabemos que fue una transferencia de título, no una transferencia de poder". [El Nuevo Herald, 10/22/18]
October 2018: Salazar Stated Support For Trump's Hardline Cuba Policies And Called For More Action According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar dijo que le gusta que Trump 'haya cambiado las reglas del juego' y que ahora, cuando personas como Madonna quieren ir a Cuba para celebrar su cumpleaños, tienen que alojarse en una casa cubana en lugar de un hotel de propiedad del ejército cubano y conseguir tabacos no en las tiendas del gobierno, sino comprárselos a la gente del común. Trump debería 'hacer aún más', dijo, 'y cumplir con lo prometido'." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/22/18]
January 2021: Salazar Co-Signed Letter Urging Tough U.S. Stance On Cuba And Venezuela Nominations According to El Nuevo Herald, "Los representantes Michael Waltz, María Elvira Salazar y Carlos Giménez [...] enviaron la carta al panel del Senado apenas días antes que la entidad lleve a cabo el próximo martes una audiencia de confirmación sobre el nominado por Biden para secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 1/16/21]
January 2021: Salazar Introduced Bill To Keep Cuba On Terror Sponsor List Without Political Reforms According to El Nuevo Herald, "En su primera semana en el Congreso, Salazar, experiodista televisiva de canales en español y presentadora de televisión, presentó una legislación que podría evitar que el gobierno de Biden saque a Cuba de la lista de estados promotores del terrorismo, a menos que el gobierno cubano libere a todos los presos políticos y se comprometa a celebrar elecciones libres y justas." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 1/16/21]
February 2021: Salazar Stated Support For Keeping Cuba On List Of Terrorist States According to El Nuevo Herald, 'En un video en su cuenta de Twitter, la legisladora republicana agregó que el régimen de Cuba "se tiene que quedar en la lista de países terroristas porque los mayores terroristas son ellos que aterrorizan al pueblo cubano".' [El Nuevo Herald, 2/6/21]
March 2021: María Elvira Salazar Questioned Blinken On U.S. Policy Toward Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, And Colombia According to El Nuevo Herald, "Blinken respondió a preguntas de la representante miamense María Elvira Salazar, quien lo cuestionó sobre Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua y Colombia." [El Nuevo Herald, 3/10/21]
March 2021: Cuban State TV Dedicated Report Criticizing María Elvira Salazar According to El Nuevo Herald, "La congresista de Miami, María Elvira Salazar, agradeció este jueves al gobierno cubano por un segmento del noticiero de televisión estatal dedicado a atacarla por su apoyo a grupos opositores y defensores de los derechos humanos." [El Nuevo Herald, 3/18/21]
March 2021: Salazar Responded Publicly To Cuban State TV Criticism According to El Nuevo Herald, '"El régimen canalla de Cuba me ha dedicado varios minutos en el noticiero nacional ¿Les molestará que nunca me he quedado callada ante sus atropellos? ¡Yo represento a las víctimas de la dictadura y siempre utilizaré mi escaño para luchar por la libertad y la democracia!", dijo María Elvira en un primer tuit en la tarde.' [El Nuevo Herald, 3/18/21]
March 2021: Salazar Declared Herself Honored By Cuban TV Focus According to El Nuevo Herald, 'La congresista aseguró que se siente "muy honrada" con el tiempo que le dedicaron en la televisión cubana.' [El Nuevo Herald, 3/18/21]
March 2021: Cuban State TV Criticized Salazar For Anti-Government Stance According to El Nuevo Herald, 'En palabras del periodista oficial Yunior Smith, Salazar "no busca tender puentes", una frase que han puesto de moda grupos cercanos al oficialismo cubano "porque el odio hacia La Habana es un negocio que engorda bolsillos durante varias generaciones". [...] "Esta congresista repite el mismo discurso que por generaciones ha mantenido atizada la llama del odio en la Florida", aseguró la televisión.' [El Nuevo Herald, 3/18/21]
April 2021: Salazar Dijo Que Familias Cubanas Permanecen Separadas Por El Régimen De Castro According to El Nuevo Herald, "El pueblo cubano está sufriendo el estrangulamiento del socialismo, las familias permanecen separadas por el brutal régimen de Castro y la situación es más terrible de lo que ha sido después de que los ataques sónicos en La Habana esencialmente cerraron los servicios consulares de Estados Unidos en la isla", dijo Salazar a el Nuevo Herald. [El Nuevo Herald, 4/19/21]
July 2021: Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Opposed U.S. Military Intervention In Cuba According to Tampa Bay Times, 'Salazar, adding that she believed U.S. military intervention on the island is "not what we need to do right now. 'I assure you that that will not be needed because the Cubans will take care of it,' she added.'" [Tampa Bay Times, 7/13/21]
July 2021: María Elvira Salazar Opposed U.S. Military Intervention In Cuba According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar, agregando que cree que una intervención militar de Estados Unidos en la isla 'no es lo que necesitamos en este momento. [...] Les aseguro que no será necesario porque los cubanos se encargarán de todo', agregó." [El Nuevo Herald, 7/13/21]
July 2021: Salazar Co-Signed Letter Urging Biden To Increase Funding For Anti-Regime Broadcasting To Cuba According to Miami Herald, "On Thursday, a group of Republican elected officials, including Salazar, Rubio, Sen. Rick Scott, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart and House Republican leaders also sent a letter to Biden with a list of policy changes related to Cuba, including increased funding for anti-regime broadcasting." [Miami Herald, 7/15/21]
July 2021: Maria Elvira Salazar Criticized Biden Administration's Response To Cuba Protests According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, a Cuban-American Miami Republican, said she's been frustrated by the Biden administration's response, which includes a review of increasing embassy staff in Havana and a working group to consider remittances for families. Republicans in Congress were not informed of the policy changes in advance, and Salazar argued that the review of embassy staff and remittances amounts to window dressing." [Miami Herald, 7/20/21]
July 2021: María Elvira Salazar Criticized Biden's Response To Cuba Protests According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar, republicana cubanoamericana de Miami, dijo que se ha sentido frustrada por la respuesta de la administración de Biden, que incluye un posible aumento del personal de la embajada en La Habana y un grupo de trabajo para estudiar la reanudación del envío de remesas a las familias en la isla. [...] Salazar argumentó que esas medidas son una fachada." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 7/21/21]
July 2021: Salazar Called For Persistence And International Pressure On Cuban Regime According to Tampa Bay Times, "Salazar, who also joined the protests on Sunday night, said that in the fight for democracy in Cuba, it's vital to be persistent and make contacts with international organizations to demand more actions against the Cuban regime." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/26/21]
2021: Salazar Líderó Mítines Y Críticas A Biden Sobre Política Hacia Cuba According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar, ex periodista de televisión que también es cubanoamericana, ha pasado el último mes pidiendo a Biden que haga más por Cuba y liderando mítines en Miami y Washington con la comunidad de exiliados cubanos." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/4/21]
October 2022: Rep. María Elvira Salazar Claimed Biden Negotiated With Cuba On Deportations According to Miami Herald, "On the popular YouTube show hosted by Cuban-American influencer Alex Otaola, U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar said in October that she believed the Biden administration had secretly negotiated with Cuba's communist government to deport certain Cubans linked to the Ladies in White protest movement on the island." [Miami Herald, 12/15/22]
December 2022: Rep. María Elvira Salazar Criticized Biden On Cuba Policy According to Miami Herald, "Asked to respond, Salazar issued a statement doubling down. 'President Biden has shown himself to be friendlier to the communists in charge in Havana than to their victims who arrive in Miami with nothing but the shirts on their back,' she said." [Miami Herald, 12/15/22]
January 2023: Salazar Introduced FORCE Act To Block Removal Of Cuba From Terrorism List According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "on Friday, in response to the Biden administration's initiative, Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott and GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar of Miami were joined by other Florida lawmakers in introducing the Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends, or FORCE, Act." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 1/16/23]
January 2023: Salazar Argued Cuban Regime Remained National Security Threat According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), in her statement, Salazar said, "The totalitarian communist regime in Cuba is an ever-present national security threat to the United States. Aside from stealing the hopes and dreams of three generations of Cubans, the Castro regime continues to subsidize and provide financial and military support to bad actors across Latin America." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 1/16/23]
January 2023: Salazar Stated FORCE Act Would Prevent Removal Of Cuba Without Democratic Reforms According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), Salazar "argued the FORCE Act would prevent the removal of Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism until the nation meets 'the minimal requirements of a functional and free society.'" [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 1/16/23]
June 2023: Salazar Warned That Cuban Regime Was Cooperating With U.S. Adversaries According to Miami Herald, "The Cuban regime is auctioning off land to the Russians, hosting the Iranians, and letting the Chinese open a base to spy on the U.S.," Salazar tweeted. "Just 90 miles from our coast, the dictatorship has opened the door to our greatest enemies!" [Miami Herald, 6/8/23]
June 2023: Salazar Criticized Cuban Regime For Allowing Chinese Espionage Base According to El Nuevo Herald, 'El régimen cubano está subastando tierras a los rusos, hospedando a los iraníes y permitiendo que los chinos abran una base para espiar a Estados Unidos', tuiteó Salazar. '¡A solo 90 millas de nuestra costa, la dictadura ha abierto la puerta a nuestros mayores enemigos!'" [El Nuevo Herald, 6/8/23]
2023: Fabiola Santiago Described María Elvira Salazar Criticizing Biden On Cuba Spy Case Via Social Media According to an opinion piece by Fabiola Santiago in Miami Herald, "In true form, Salazar used a spy outed by the Biden administration to tell the same administration on X in two languages to 'wake up!' to Cuba's spying." [Fabiola Santiago - Miami Herald, 12/8/23]
December 2023: Salazar Called For U.S. Government Response To Cuban Election Interference According to Miami Herald, "Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Miami, told McClatchy that 'this blatant interference in American elections must not be permitted and must be met by an immediate response from the United States government.'" [Miami Herald, 12/20/23]
December 2023: Salazar Alleged Cuban Regime Aimed To Undermine U.S. Politicians According to Miami Herald, "The Cuban regime seeks to topple their enemies and plant their allies and agents in positions of power in the United States," said Salazar. "South Florida politicians who oppose the regime are being attacked through the communist propaganda their mouthpieces spread." [Miami Herald, 12/20/23]
January 2024: María Salazar Led Opposition To Cuban Private Sector Enterprises At Congressional Hearing According to Miami Herald, "U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, a Cuban American from Miami, leading the charge against the enterprises, calling them 'a government ruse.'" [Miami Herald, 1/18/24]
January 2024: María Salazar Claimed Cuban Private Sector Growth Was Government "Scheme" According to Miami Herald, "In her opening remarks during the hearing, entitled 'The Myth of the New Cuban Entrepreneurs: An Analysis of the Biden Administration's Cuba Policy,' Salazar said that, according to information she has, the growth of private enterprises in Cuba is a 'scheme' by the Cuban government to violate the U.S. embargo and that only the children of Cuban leaders have an easy path to own these businesses." [Miami Herald, 1/18/24]
Enero 2024: Salazar Encabezó Acusación Contra Sector Privado Cubano En Audiencia Del Congreso According to El Nuevo Herald, "la congresista de Miami María Elvira Salazar encabezando la acusación contra estas empresas, calificándolas de ser 'una artimaña del gobierno'". [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 1/19/24]
Enero 2024: Salazar Cuestionó Expansión Del Sector Privado Cubano Como Estrategia Gubernamental According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar dijo que, según la información que tenía, creía que el crecimiento de las empresas del sector privado en Cuba era un 'plan' del gobierno cubano para violar el embargo estadounidense y que sólo los hijos de los líderes cubanos tienen un camino fácil para ser propietarios de estos negocios." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 1/19/24]
January 2024: María Elvira Salazar Questioned Legitimacy Of Private Sector In Cuba During Congressional Hearing According to Miami Herald, "U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, a Miami Republican who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, said that claims that a private sector exists on the island were likely 'a new scheme from the regime which is desperate for millions of dollars to violate the American market.'" [Miami Herald, 1/25/24]
January 2024: Salazar Communicated Skepticism About Independence Of Cuban Private Businesses According to Miami Herald, "The congresswoman aired concerns shared by some Cuban-American activists and other Republicans: that the realtively new small and medium enterprises are not independent of the state and that only those who have connections to elites in power can operate a private business on an island where everything is under government control." [Miami Herald, 1/25/24]
January 2024: Salazar Stated Biden Administration Had Failed To Prove Cuban Private Businesses' Independence According to Miami Herald, "'The Biden administration failed to prove that there are small businesses that are truly independent from the regime,' Salazar said in a statement. 'Until Cuba allows for business owners to sue the government for expropriation and other government abuses like rule abiding democratic countries do, it's hard to believe that there is a free and fair business sector on the island.'" [Miami Herald, 1/25/24]
January 2024: Salazar Vowed Continued Efforts Exposing Cuban Regime's Links To Private Sector According to Miami Herald, "She added: 'I plan to continue exposing the links between the regime and the private sector in Cuba.'" [Miami Herald, 1/25/24]
January 2024: María Elvira Salazar Presided Congressional Hearing Questioning Private Sector in Cuba According to El Nuevo Herald, "En una audiencia el jueves pasado titulada 'El mito de los nuevos empresarios cubanos: un análisis de la política hacia Cuba de la administración de Biden', la representante María Elvira Salazar, republicana de Miami que preside el Subcomité de Asuntos Exteriores de la Cámara de Representantes para Asuntos del Hemisferio Occidental, dijo que las afirmaciones de que existe un sector privado en la isla probablemente sean parte de 'un nuevo plan del régimen que está desesperado por conseguir millones de dólares para violar el embargo estadounidense'." [El Nuevo Herald, 1/25/24]
January 2024: Salazar Questioned Independence of Cuban Private Businesses According to El Nuevo Herald, "La congresista expresó algunas de las preocupaciones compartidas por algunos activistas cubanoamericanos y otros republicanos: que estas empresas no son independientes del Estado y que sólo aquellos conectados con las élites del poder pueden operar un negocio privado en una isla donde todo está bajo control gubernamental." [El Nuevo Herald, 1/25/24]
January 2024: Salazar Criticized Biden Administration for Failing to Demonstrate Independence of Cuban Private Businesses According to El Nuevo Herald, "'La administración Biden no logró demostrar que hay pequeñas empresas que sean verdaderamente independientes del régimen', dijo Salazar en un comunicado." [El Nuevo Herald, 1/25/24]
January 2024: Salazar Pledged to Continue Exposing Links Between Cuban Regime and Private Sector According to El Nuevo Herald, "'Planeo seguir exponiendo los vínculos entre el régimen y el sector privado en Cuba', añadió." [El Nuevo Herald, 1/25/24]
2024: Miami Herald Editorial Board Reported María Elvira Salazar Challenged Cuban Private Sector Claims According to an editorial published in Miami Herald, "The unusual pushback from Cuba comes after a congressional hearing last week titled, 'The Myth of the New Cuban Entrepreneurs: An Analysis of the Biden Administration's Cuba Policy' led by Miami Republican U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, a staunch anti-communist. The hearing proved to be a showcase for Salazar, chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. She called out Cuba's claim that a private sector exists on the island." [Editorial - Miami Herald, 1/26/24]
2024: María Elvira Salazar Dismissed Cuban Private Business Claims as Regime Scheme According to an editorial published in Miami Herald, "The boastful claims of flashes of capitalism on the island from Cuba officials -- including allowing a hand-picked group of Cuban entrepreneurs to meet with the Miami Herald editorial board last year -- are hollow, Salazar believes. She considers these efforts 'a new scheme from the regime which is desperate for millions of dollars to violate the American market' -- not to mention also circumventing the U.S. embargo on the island." [Editorial - Miami Herald, 1/26/24]
2024: María Elvira Salazar Asserted Real Private Business Ended in Cuba in 1958 According to an editorial published in Miami Herald, "She called out Cuba's claim that a private sector exists on the island. The last time real private business owners existed in Cuba was Dec. 31, 1958 -- the last day of Fulgencio Batista's regime in Cuba, before Castro's takeover the following day as his revolution succeeded." [Editorial - Miami Herald, 1/26/24]
2024: Miami Herald Editorial Board Stated María Elvira Salazar's Views Represented Cuban Exile Perspective According to an editorial published in Miami Herald, "The congresswoman shares the view of many Cuban exiles in Miami that much of this supposed free enterprise is baloney. They know that everything on the island, including toilet paper, is under government control. Only the elites in power could hope to operate a private business." [Editorial - Miami Herald, 1/26/24]
February 2024: Salazar Responded To Cuban Regime's Insults With Commitment To Criticize Abuses According to Miami Herald, "Salazar took taking a similar approach in a statement to the Miami Herald in response to the Cuba story, highlighting her 'denunciations of the continued violations of human rights' on the island." [Miami Herald, 2/2/24]
January 2024: Salazar Questioned Cuban Private Sector's Independence In Congressional Hearing According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar parece haber tocado una fibra sensible cuando puso en duda la independencia del emergente sector privado en la isla durante una audiencia en el Congreso el mes pasado, calificándolo de 'mito' y 'artimaña' del gobierno." [El Nuevo Herald, 2/5/24]
February 2024: Salazar Declared She Will Continue Opposing The Cuban Regime According to El Nuevo Herald, "Y agregó: 'A los burócratas del Departamento Ideológico del Comité Central y su títere Granma: tendrán a la "hiena" María Elvira Salazar para rato.'" [El Nuevo Herald, 2/5/24]
May 2024: María Elvira Salazar Criticized Cuba's Removal From US 'Not Fully Cooperating' List According to Miami Herald, "This latest move is, without a doubt, another sign that the Biden Administration is paving the way to remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terror," said Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar, the chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs. [Miami Herald, 5/15/24]
May 2024: María Elvira Salazar Accused The White House Of Complicity With Cuban Government According to Miami Herald, 'The White House is either being naive or is actively complicit with the Castro/Díaz-Canel regime,' Salazar said. [Miami Herald, 5/15/24]
May 2024: María Elvira Salazar Criticized Biden Administration For Removing Cuba From 'Not Fully Cooperating' List According to El Nuevo Herald, "Esta es, sin dudas, una nueva señal de que la administración Biden está allanando el camino para quitar a Cuba de la lista de países patrocinadores del terrorismo", dijo la representante republicana María Elvira Salazar, presidenta del Subcomité de Asuntos Exteriores de la Cámara de Representantes para los asuntos del hemisferio occidental. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 5/15/24]
May 2024: Salazar Accused Biden Administration Of Condescension Toward Cuban Government According to El Nuevo Herald, "Una vez más la Casa Blanca peca de inocente o es bastante evidente su condescendencia con el régimen de Castro/Díaz-Canel", dijo Salazar. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 5/15/24]
January 2025: María Elvira Salazar Criticized Biden's Removal Of Cuba From Terrorism List According to Miami Herald, "In a video, Miami Republican representatives María Elvira Salazar, Mario Díaz-Balart and Carlos Giménez used words like 'disaster' and 'shameful' to describe the new measures." [Miami Herald, 1/14/25]
January 2025: Salazar Claimed Policy Change Gave 'Oxygen' To Cuban Regime According to Miami Herald, "Salazar said the measures would provide more 'oxygen to the Cuban regime to continue repressing more people.'" [Miami Herald, 1/14/25]
January 2025: Salazar Asserted Blinken Reversed His Position On Cuba List According to Miami Herald, "On Tuesday, she said Blinken, who 'promised me, told me repeatedly that he was not thinking about taking Cuba off the list of terrorist countries... called my office and said that Biden, directly from the White House, had directed to take Cuba off the list.'" [Miami Herald, 1/14/25]
January 2025: Salazar Predicted Trump Would Reverse Biden's Cuba Policy According to Miami Herald, "'I thought it was not going to happen, but it did a week before President Trump is sworn into the White House,' she said. 'But you know, Trump can reverse that the following week, so maybe the Cubans will have a very short party.'" [Miami Herald, 1/14/25]
January 2025: María Elvira Salazar Criticized U.S. Policy Shift On Cuba According to El Nuevo Herald, "En un video, los representantes republicanos de Miami María Elvira Salazar, Mario Díaz-Balart y Carlos Giménez usaron palabras como 'desastre' y 'vergonzoso' para describir las nuevas medidas." [El Nuevo Herald, 1/14/25]
January 2025: Salazar Warned New Measures Would Strengthen Cuban Regime According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar dijo que las medidas darían más 'oxígeno al régimen cubano para seguir reprimiendo a más personas'." [El Nuevo Herald, 1/14/25]
January 2025: Salazar Reported State Department Notified Her Of Cuba Policy Change According to El Nuevo Herald, "El martes, Salazar dijo que Blinken, quien 'me prometió, me dijo repetidamente que no estaba pensando en sacar a Cuba de la lista de países terroristas... llamó a mi oficina y dijo que Biden, directamente desde la Casa Blanca, había recibido instrucciones de sacar a Cuba de la lista'." [El Nuevo Herald, 1/14/25]
January 2025: Salazar Said Cuba's Delisting Could Be Easily Reversed According to El Nuevo Herald, "'Pensé que no iba a suceder, pero sucedió una semana antes de que el presidente Trump tomara posesión de la Casa Blanca', dijo. 'Pero, ya saben, Trump puede revertir eso la semana siguiente, así que tal vez los cubanos tengan una fiesta muy corta'." [El Nuevo Herald, 1/14/25]
2021: Salazar Dijo Que Informará A Biden Sobre Petro According to El American, "La congresista también señaló su interés de hacerle saber al presidente Biden quién es Gustavo Petro. Según Salazar, uno de los asesores de Biden aseguró que el presidente 'no tiene idea' de quién es el socialista que busca la Presidencia de Colombia, asunto que la republicana considera peligroso, por lo que afirma que si la administración actual no sabe quién es el exmilitante de la guerrilla colombiana del M-19. Ella les dará la información." [El American, 11/18/21]
2018: Salazar Urged U.S. To Consider Oil Sanctions Against Maduro Regime In Venezuela According to El Nuevo Herald, "A Estados Unidos le queda el recurso de aplicar la llamada 'opción nuclear': dejar de comprar y vender productos petroleros al régimen de Maduro. 'Es una dictadura con un libreto muy bien escrito y muy bien pulido por parte de La Habana. No sé por qué hasta ahora el presidente Trump no ha tomado esa decisión'." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 2/9/18]
October 2018: Salazar Called For The 'Nuclear Option' In Venezuela And Mentioned Regime Change According to El Nuevo Herald, "'Tenemos que utilizar la opción nuclear en Venezuela,' dijo en un momento dado, y también usó las palabras 'derrocar a Venezuela'." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/22/18]
March 2021: Salazar Asked If Biden Administration Considered Adding Venezuela To Terrorism Sponsors List According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar también preguntó si la administración Biden está considerando incluir a Venezuela en la lista de estados patrocinadores del terrorismo, a lo que Blinken respondió que Caracas será incluida en la lista 'si cumple los requisitos.'" [El Nuevo Herald, 3/10/21]
June 2023: Salazar Colideró Iniciativa Para Apoyar La Democracia Y Los Derechos Humanos En Venezuela According to El Nuevo Herald, "Por otro lado, Salazar y Wasserman Schultz también unieron esfuerzos para introducir otro proyecto de ley que favorece los esfuerzos de la comunidad internacional a favor de la preservación de los derechos humanos en Venezuela." [El Nuevo Herald, 6/13/23]
July 2023: Salazar Criticized Colombian President's Outreach To Maduro Regime According to El Nuevo Herald, "La legisladora también cuestionó los esfuerzos del presidente colombiano por acercarse al régimen de Nicolás Maduro en Caracas y criticó directamente a Biden por colaborar con los esfuerzos promovido por Bogotá para buscar una solución diplomática a la crisis venezolana que facilite el ingreso del petróleo venezolano al mercado estadounidense." [El Nuevo Herald, 7/28/23]
2023: María Elvira Salazar Presentó Proyecto De Ley VOICE En El Congreso De Estados Unidos According to El Nuevo Herald, "El proyecto 'Venezolanos superando la interferencia y la corrupción en las Elecciones' o VOICE Act (por sus siglas en ingles), fue presentado por la presidenta del subcomité del Hemisferio Occidental, María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), y la representante Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), copresidenta del Caucus de Democracia Venezolana del Congreso." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/24/23]
2023: Salazar Dijo Que Estados Unidos Debía Apoyar A María Corina Machado Y La Oposición Venezolana According to El Nuevo Herald, "Ante las tácticas renovadas del régimen para eliminar la oposición política y robar las elecciones de 2024, Estados Unidos debe apoyar a María Corina Machado y a todos aquellos que arriesgan sus vidas para enfrentar a la dictadura', dijo Salazar." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/24/23]
2023: Salazar Destacó La Represión Contra La Oposición Venezolana Bajo Maduro According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar resaltó que los líderes de la oposición en Venezuela han enfrentado años de violencia, censura, encarcelamiento y exilio 'a manos de la dictadura socialista de Maduro'." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/24/23]
2023: Salazar Afirmó Que El VOICE Act Renovaría El Enfoque En Venezuela According to El Nuevo Herald, "La representante republicana por Florida destacó que el proyecto de ley VOICE 'vuelve a centrar la atención en Venezuela para que el dictador Maduro y su banda de criminales no sigan escapando con el saqueo y la destrucción del país'." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/24/23]
September 2024: Salazar Chaired U.S. Western Hemisphere Subcommittee And Advocated Firm U.S. Policy Against Maduro According to Islander News, '"The message needs to be sent loud and clear that the United States will be doing no more business with the Maduro dictatorship," said Salazar, who is chair of the U.S. Western Hemisphere Subcommittee. "By passing the VALOR Act into law, Maduro will know that the United States is serious; listen to your people or pay the price."' [Islander News, 9/19/24]
September 2024: María Elvira Salazar Criticized Biden Administration For Renewing Chevron License In Venezuela According to El Nuevo Herald, "La congresista por el estado de la Florida María Elvira Salazar fustigó el viernes a la administración Biden por renovar la licencia que permite a la estadounidense Chevron explotar petróleo en Venezuela después de las controversiales elecciones presidenciales de julio, diciendo que la medida está ayudando a mantener a flote la dictadura socialista de Caracas." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/24]
September 2024: Salazar Chaired Congressional Hearing On Venezuela In House Subcommittee According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar, quien presidió una audiencia sobre Venezuela en el subcomité del Hemisferio Occidental de la Cámara de Representantes, cuestionó a representantes del Departamento de Estado sobre la decisión, enfatizando su incongruencia en momentos en que Estados Unidos ejerce presión para obligar al gobernante Nicolás Maduro a respetar el resultado de la elección presidencial del 28 de julio." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/24]
September 2024: Salazar Applauded U.S. Sanctions But Criticized Allowing Oil Income To Maduro According to El Nuevo Herald, "Durante la audiencia en la Cámara de Representantes, Salazar aplaudió estas medidas pero criticó a la administración por no detener los ingresos que Maduro está recibiendo al permitir que empresas petroleras como Chevron, la española Repsol, la italiana Eni y la francesa Maurel & Prom continúen produciendo crudo venezolano." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/24]
September 2024: Salazar Urged Action Against Oil Companies Operating In Venezuela According to El Nuevo Herald, "Estoy a favor de que el sector energético gane mucho dinero, pero hay límites que no se deben cruzar, en especial cuando se trata de sacar provecho de las miserias de los demás. Las cárceles venezolanas están abarrotadas [...] y (...) también lo están las arcas de Maduro, cortesía de empresas estadounidenses y europeas," dijo la congresista de Miami. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/24]
September 2024: Salazar Warned Congressional Inaction Would Share Blame For Maduro's Crimes According to El Nuevo Herald, "Chevron, Repsol, Eni y Maurel & Prom, sus manos están manchadas de sangre y la de la administración Biden, y las de nosotros en el Congreso también lo estarán si no actuamos hoy", agregó. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/24]
September 2024: Salazar Cited Increased Oil Production In Venezuela At Congressional Hearing According to El Nuevo Herald, "Gracias en parte a las operaciones de estas compañías en Venezuela, el régimen ha logrado incrementar su producción de crudo hasta casi el millón de barriles diarios, su más alto nivel en cuatro años, explicó." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/24]
September 2024: Salazar Highlighted Human Rights Abuses And Risks Under Maduro's Regime According to El Nuevo Herald, "Entre tanto, cerca de unos 2,500 venezolanos han sido encarcelados y un número alarmante de personas se encuentran desaparecidas o simplemente han sido asesinadas en la ola de represión emprendida por el régimen para contener las acusaciones de que se robó la elección, dijo. [...] Cualquiera que se oponga a Maduro se enfrenta a un supuesto plan de reeducación en las cárceles, que en realidad son campos de concentración llamados Tocorón y Tocuyito, dijo." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/24]
September 2024: Salazar Emphasized Potential Mass Migration From Venezuela If Maduro Remained According to El Nuevo Herald, "La congresista enfatizó que cerca de cuatro millones de venezolanos ya han dicho estar dispuestos a salir de la nación sudamericana si Maduro continúa en la presidencia pese a haber sido derrotado en las urnas." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/24]
September 2024: Salazar Called For Increased U.S. Reward For Information Leading To Maduro's Arrest According to El Nuevo Herald, "En su discurso, Salazar dijo que, además de retirar las licencias de producción de petróleo, Estados Unidos debería desde ya incrementar la recompensa que ofrece por información que conduzca a la captura de Maduro y otros altos integrantes de su régimen que son solicitados por la justicia estadounidense por cargos de narcotráfico." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/24]
September 2024: Salazar Noted Administration Could Offer $25 Million Reward For Maduro According to El Nuevo Herald, "Aun cuando actualmente hay un proyecto de ley en el senado para específicamente elevar esa recompensa a $100 millones, la congresista dijo que la administración está actualmente habilitada para ofrecer $25 millones, si así lo decide." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/24]
September 2024: Salazar Asserted Venezuelan Military Could Be Motivated By Reward For Maduro According to El Nuevo Herald, '"Estoy segura... que alguna persona dentro de las Fuerzas Armadas venezolanas estaría altamente motivada a poner sus cabezas en una bandeja de plata por esa cantidad de dinero", opinó.' [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/24]
February 2025: Salazar Expressed Trust In Trump To Negotiate With Maduro According to Miami Herald, "'What we need to do is like, Trump pick up the phone like he usually does, and says 'what can we do for you [Maduro] and your gangsters to go peacefully and quietly?'" Salazar said in an interview with Fox & Friends Sunday. 'It's Trump, only Trump can do that, and for him it's easy.'" [Miami Herald, 2/2/25]
February 2025: Salazar Voiced Support For Return Of Detainees And Deportation Flights According to Miami Herald, "Salazar said on Fox & Friends Sunday that she was 'delighted' about the return of the detainees and Maduro's agreement to pay for deportation flights -- but similarly raised the issue of oil, and said that Trump has to be 'very careful.'" [Miami Herald, 2/2/25]
February 2025: Salazar Was Thanked By Venezuela's Opposition Leader For Support According to Miami Herald, "María Corina Machado, the opposition leader in Venezuela, re-shared Salazar's interview on X and thanked Salazar for her support for the Venezuelan people." [Miami Herald, 2/2/25]
March 2022: Salazar Criticized Biden Administration's Venezuela Policy According to Miami Herald, 'It's hard to believe that anybody could be so reckless, so irresponsible, and frankly, so idiotic,' Díaz-Balart said at a press conference on March 15, 2022 with Salazar and Giménez. [Miami Herald, 2/2/25]
Feb 2025: María Salazar Expressed That Only Trump Could Persuade Maduro To Step Down According to El Nuevo Herald, "'Lo que tenemos que hacer es que Trump levante el teléfono como lo hace habitualmente y diga'¿qué podemos hacer para que tú [Maduro] y tus mafiosos se vayan en paz y sin hacer ruido?,' dijo Salazar en una entrevista con 'Fox & Friends' el domingo. 'Es Trump, sólo Trump puede hacer eso, y para él es fácil'." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 2/3/25]
Feb 2025: María Salazar Stated She Was Pleased With Release Of Detainees And Agreement On Deportation Flights According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar dijo el domingo en Fox & Friends que estaba 'encantada' por el regreso de los detenidos y el acuerdo de Maduro de pagar los vuelos de deportación, pero de manera similar planteó el tema del petróleo y dijo que Trump tiene que ser 'muy cuidadoso'." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 2/3/25]
Feb 2025: María Corina Machado Thanked Salazar For Support To Venezuelans According to El Nuevo Herald, "María Corina Machado, líder de la oposición en Venezuela, compartió la entrevista de Salazar en X y agradeció a Salazar por su apoyo al pueblo venezolano." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 2/3/25]
2021: Salazar Identificó A Gustavo Petro Como 'Ladrón, Socialista, Marxista, Terrorista' En Audiencia According to El American, "En una audiencia del Comité de Asuntos Exteriores de la Cámara de Representantes celebrada este martes 16 de noviembre, sobre 'las prioridades de la administración de Biden en América Latina y el Caribe', Salazar se dirigió a Brian Nichols, encargado del Hemisferio Occidental dentro del Departamento de Estado, para dejarle saber quién es Gustavo Petro: 'Es un ladrón, un socialista, un marxista, un terrorista y está liderando las encuestas a la Presidencia de Colombia', dijo la representante." [El American, 11/18/21]
2021: Salazar Argumentó Que Petro Está Socavando La Democracia Colombiana According to El American, "Salazar le pregunta a Nichols si está de acuerdo con ella, agregando que si la administración Biden quiere lo mejor para Colombia, entonces no querrá a un marxista como Petro en el poder, ya que 'es alguien que está socavando la democracia de Colombia'." [El American, 11/18/21]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Propuso Una Cumbre De Emergencia Para Países Centroamericanos According to El Nuevo Herald, "La candidata dijo que la solución aquí sería convocar una especie de Cumbre de emergencia para tratar los problemas económicos y sociales en países como Honduras y Guatemala que han llevado a miles a abandonar sus hogares." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/4/18]
March 2021: Salazar Focused On 2021 Nicaraguan Elections And Democratic Legitimacy According to El Nuevo Herald, "Otros temas que centraron la atención de la representante fueron las elecciones de noviembre en Nicaragua, que la oposición considera ilegítimas debido a la naturaleza autoritaria del régimen de Daniel Ortega." [El Nuevo Herald, 3/10/21]
Salazar Claimed Ortega's Nicaragua Became A Land Of Oppression According to El Nuevo Herald, "Bajo Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua se ha convertido en una tierra de opresión", afirmó Salazar en un comunicado. "Los matones de Ortega están encarcelando a los opositores políticos y silenciando violentamente las voces disidentes." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 6/18/21]
January 2022: Maria Elvira Salazar Criticized Biden Administration's Decision To Delist FARC According to Miami Herald, "Republican Sen. Rick Scott and South Florida U.S. Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar and Carlos Gimenez spoke to Colombians in Doral, ahead of the South American country's elections in late May. They slammed President Joe Biden over his administration's decision to remove the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Marxist guerrilla group, from the U.S. government's list of foreign terrorist organizations." [Miami Herald, 1/26/22]
June 2021: Rep. María Elvira Salazar Introduced Bill Requiring Review Of U.S.-Nicaragua Free Trade Agreement According to Miami Herald, "On Thursday, Miami Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar introduced a bill that would require the Biden administration to re-examine an existing free trade agreement between the U.S. and Nicaragua after Ortega arrested political opponents ahead of elections scheduled for November." [Miami Herald, 6/17/21]
2021: Salazar Cited Trade With U.S. As Privilege, Not Right For Nicaragua Under Ortega According to Miami Herald, 'Under Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua has become a land of oppression,' Salazar said in a statement. 'Ortega's thugs are jailing political opponents and violently silencing dissenting voices. I've introduced the Nicaragua Free Trade Review Act because trade with the United States is a privilege, not a right. We must show Ortega's regime that they cannot continue repressing the Nicaraguan people while reaping the economic benefits of free trade with the United States.' [Miami Herald, 6/17/21]
2021: Salazar Co-Sponsored Nicaragua Free Trade Review Act With Several Lawmakers According to Miami Herald, "Miami Republicans Mario Diaz-Balart and Carlos Gimenez also signed onto the legislation along with Florida Democratic Reps. Stephanie Murphy and Charlie Crist [...]" [Miami Herald, 6/17/21]
2021: Salazar Signed Onto Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence To Conditions For Electoral Reform Act According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, Gimenez, Diaz-Balart, and South Florida Democratic Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch also signed onto the bill." [Miami Herald, 6/17/21]
June 2021: Salazar Presented Bill To Reevaluate U.S.-Nicaragua Trade Pact In Response To Political Repression According to El Nuevo Herald, "El jueves, la representante republicana de Miami María Elvira Salazar presentó un proyecto de ley que exigiría al gobierno de Biden reexaminar un acuerdo de libre comercio existente entre Estados Unidos y Nicaragua, después de que Ortega arrestara a opositores políticos antes de las elecciones previstas para noviembre." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 6/18/21]
Salazar Asserted U.S. Should Not Trade With Dictators Like Ortega According to El Nuevo Herald, "He presentado la Nicaragua Free Trade Review Act porque el comercio con Estados Unidos es un privilegio, no un derecho. Debemos demostrar al régimen de Ortega que no puede seguir reprimiendo al pueblo nicaragüense mientras se beneficia de las ventajas económicas del libre comercio con Estados Unidos. Estados Unidos no debería estar en el negocio de comerciar con dictadores". [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 6/18/21]
2021: Salazar Cosponsored Bipartisan Bill Demanding Electoral Reform And Sanctions In Nicaragua According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar, Giménez, Díaz-Balart y los representantes demócratas del sur de la Florida Debbie Wasserman Schultz y Ted Deutch también firmaron el proyecto de ley." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 6/18/21]
July 2024: Salazar Warned Maduro Against Election Fraud In Venezuela According to El Nuevo Herald, "Sobre las próximas elecciones en Venezuela, la congresista advirtió a Nicolás Maduro de que 'no puede robar las elecciones' a la líder opositora María Corina Machado ni al pueblo venezolano. 'Esperamos que el próximo 28 de julio, Maduro entienda que perdió', afirmó Salazar, quien opinó que lo que ocurra dependerá en gran parte del mensaje que salga de la Casa Blanca." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 7/16/24]
2018: Salazar Advocated Redirecting U.S. Aid To Central America Towards Security And Education According to El Nuevo Herald, "Una de las propuestas que he presentado ante las personas en Washington con las que me he reunido es que sería tan fácil para la Administración del presidente Trump ir a los países que más exportan gente que están tratando de entrar -Honduras, El Salvador y Guatemala- y con el poquito de dinero que da EEUU a estos países, dirigir esos fondos para ayudar en seguridad y educación." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 2/9/18]
2018: Salazar Called For U.S. To Use The 'Nuclear Option' In Venezuela According to Miami Herald, "'We have to use the nuclear option in Venezuela,' she said at one point, also using the words 'topple Venezuela.' And, at the next sound bite, she sounds like a moderate: The United States shouldn't be 'promoting coups anywhere.'" [Miami Herald, 10/17/18]
October 2018: Salazar Opposed U.S. Support For Coups Abroad Despite Harsh Rhetoric According to El Nuevo Herald, "Y, en la siguiente frase, parece de pronto una postulante moderada: Estados Unidos no debería 'promover golpes en ningún lado'." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/22/18]
2020: Salazar Opposed Negotiations With Dictatorships In Latin America According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar, de 58 años, fue enérgica y expresó que se opone a 'negociar con las dictaduras'." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/21/20]
January 2022: Maria Elvira Salazar Warned About Colombian Presidential Candidate Gustavo Petro According to Miami Herald, "Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar talked about the threat posed by Colombia's leading candidate, Gustavo Pedro, and called him a 'terrorist, a Marxist and a thief' during a press conference in Doral, Florida, on Jan. 26, 2022." [Miami Herald, 1/26/22]
January 2022: Maria Elvira Salazar Described Colombia As The 'Crown Jewel' Targeted By Communists According to Miami Herald, "We know Colombia is the crown jewel, the crown jewel of the hemisphere that communists want to steal," said Salazar. [Miami Herald, 1/26/22]
2022: Fabiola Santiago Reported María Elvira Salazar Criticized Biden's Latin America Policy at Summit According to an opinion piece by Fabiola Santiago in El Nuevo Herald, "la congresista de Miami, María Elvira Salazar, gritando histéricamente en videos publicados por sus redes sociales que al presidente Biden no le importa América Latina, como si a Trump y a DeSantis sí le importara 'más allá' del voto latino. Biden arruinó la Cumbre de las Américas, afirma Salazar, a pesar de que no invitó a Cuba, ni a Venezuela ni a Nicaragua, según lo que querían los republicanos." [Fabiola Santiago - El Nuevo Herald, 6/20/22]
2023: Maria Elvira Salazar Co-Introduced U.S.-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act Of 2023 According to Miami Herald, "Along with New York Congressman Adriano Espaillat, who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, Castro and Salazar are introducing a bill called the U.S.-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 2023, which would update the 2016 law guiding U.S. policy with the Caribbean, its private sector and civil society." [Miami Herald, 6/8/23]
2023: Salazar Served As Ranking Republican On House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee On Western Hemisphere Affairs According to Miami Herald, "Reps. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, and Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Miami, the highest-ranking Democrat and Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, want to revamp the United States' relationship with the region by adopting a new strategy to address the climate crisis in the Caribbean, the growing threat of illicit gun trafficking and violence and other areas of particular concern to Caribbean governments." [Miami Herald, 6/8/23]
2023: Salazar Advocated For U.S. Productive Strategy In Caribbean According to Miami Herald, "'It is in the best interest of South Florida and the United States to have a secure, prosperous, and sovereign Caribbean,' Salazar said. 'We need to have a productive strategy to make sure it remains one of the world's top destinations for investment and tourism. A safe Caribbean is good for tourism, national security, and eases the migration crisis.'" [Miami Herald, 6/8/23]
July 2023: María Elvira Salazar Criticized Biden Administration For Insufficient Attention To Colombia According to El Nuevo Herald, "la representante miamense María Elvira Salazar dijo que está viendo señales inquietantes en Colombia y acusó a la administración del presidente Joe Biden de no prestar la suficiente atención." [El Nuevo Herald, 7/28/23]
July 2023: Salazar Questioned Biden Administration Over Coca Leaf Production Monitoring In Colombia According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar cuestionó a la administración Biden por dejar de hacer seguimiento a la producción de hojas de coca en Colombia, en lo que describió como un relajamiento de los esfuerzos estadounidenses contra el narcotráfico y un intento por ignorar los cambios que se están produciendo en el país andino." [El Nuevo Herald, 7/28/23]
2024: Salazar Called For Increased U.S. Engagement With El Salvador According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "She has also called on the Biden Administration to increase engagement with El Salvador and consider adopting similar safety measures in the United States." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 8/8/24]
February 2025: Salazar Urged Trump Not To Negotiate With Dictators For Oil According to Miami Herald, 'President Trump is in a difficult situation because you gotta be sending the right message to our allies all over the world and in this hemisphere that we are not going to be negotiating with dictators for a few barrels of oil,' she said. [Miami Herald, 2/2/25]
March 2021: Salazar Expressed Concern Over Blinken Not Knowing Of Colombian Intelligence Report On Election Interference According to El Nuevo Herald, "La representante Salazar consideró 'preocupante' que Blinken desconozca el artículo de Semana basado en un presunto informe de la inteligencia colombiana." [El Nuevo Herald, 3/10/21]
May 2021: Salazar Advocated Vaccine Donations And Diplomatic Strategy Targeting Latin America And The Caribbean According to Miami Herald, "In a statement, Salazar said the U.S. should prioritize direct vaccine distribution abroad once every American has access to the vaccine. [...] 'Rather than crushing free market innovation, the U.S. should be proposing bold surplus vaccine donation plans, increase awareness of current U.S. efforts, and ramp up vaccine manufacturing,' Salazar said in a statement. 'Our most vulnerable allies and neighbors, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean are counting on us to get this right and slow viral spread and COVID-19 mutations. I've introduced the AMIGOS Act to develop a strategy for effective U.S. vaccine diplomacy and counter Communist China's and [Vladimir] Putin's Russia's growing influence in our hemisphere.'" [Miami Herald, 5/14/21]
Mayo 2021: Salazar Instó A Priorizar Donación Directa De Vacunas Excedentes Estadounidenses According to El Nuevo Herald, "En un comunicado, Salazar señaló que Estados Unidos debería priorizar la distribución directa de la vacuna en el extranjero una vez que todos los estadounidenses tengan acceso a la misma. [...] 'En lugar de sofocar la innovación del libre mercado, Estados Unidos debería proponer planes audaces de donación de vacunas excedentes, aumentar la conciencia de los esfuerzos actuales de Estados Unidos y aumentar la fabricación de vacunas', indicó Salazar en un comunicado." [El Nuevo Herald, 5/15/21]
Mayo 2021: Salazar Presentó La Ley AMIGOS Para Contrarrestar Influencia De China Y Rusia En Vacunas According to El Nuevo Herald, "He presentado la Ley AMIGOS para desarrollar una estrategia de diplomacia estadounidense de vacunas efectiva y contrarrestar la creciente influencia de la China comunista y la Rusia de [Vladimir] Putin en nuestro hemisferio." [El Nuevo Herald, 5/15/21]
March 2023: Rep. María Elvira Salazar Accused Argentina Of Enabling A Chinese Military Foothold According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "In a letter to Rep. María Elvira Salazar, Ambassador Jorge Argüello lashed out at the lawmaker, who at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday accused Argentina of joining other Latin American countries such as Venezuela and Bolivia in giving China a military foothold in the Americas." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 3/7/23]
March 2023: María Elvira Salazar Warned About A Growing Chinese Presence In Argentina According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Salazar, who chairs the Western Hemisphere subcommittee within Foreign Affairs, warned about a growing Chinese presence, accusing Argentina of playing host to its regional aspiration. 'We know the Chinese are not here for trade, they are here for war,' Salazar said." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 3/7/23]
March 2023: María Elvira Salazar Claimed Argentina Was Considering Building A Chinese Jet Fighter Factory According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "At the hearing Tuesday, Salazar also said Argentina was considering building a Chinese jet fighter factory in its territory and warned of a Chinese space installation in the country." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 3/7/23]
March 2023: María Elvira Salazar Expressed Doubt About Argentine Oversight Of Chinese Space Station According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "'The problem is that Argentina has no idea what's going on there because the Chinese don't let them in,' Salazar said at the hearing." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 3/7/23]
March 2023: María Elvira Salazar Criticized Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Over Chinese Space Installation According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "But Salazar said Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner 'sold her soul' by allowing the Chinese space installation in the country." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 3/7/23]
March 2023: Argentine Ambassador Jorge Argüello Criticized María Elvira Salazar's Remarks As Inaccurate And Offensive According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "In a letter to Rep. María Elvira Salazar, Ambassador Jorge Argüello lashed out at the lawmaker, who at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday accused Argentina of joining other Latin American countries such as Venezuela and Bolivia in giving China a military foothold in the Americas. 'Some of the remarks that you made at that meeting are not only clearly inaccurate but are also offensive,' Argüello wrote." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 3/7/23]
March 2023: María Elvira Salazar Accused Argentina Of Hosting Chinese Military Aspirations According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Salazar, quien preside el subcomité del Hemisferio Occidental dentro de Relaciones Exteriores, advirtió sobre una creciente presencia china y acusó a Argentina de ser el anfitrión de su aspiración regional." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 3/7/23]
March 2023: María Elvira Salazar Alleged Chinese Influence Was For Strategic Purposes According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Sabemos que los chinos no están aquí para comerciar, están aquí para la guerra', dijo Salazar." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 3/7/23]
March 2023: María Elvira Salazar Claimed Argentina Considered Building Chinese Fighter Jet Factory According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "En la audiencia del martes, Salazar también dijo que Argentina estaba considerando construir una fábrica de aviones de combate chinos en su territorio y advirtió sobre una instalación espacial china en el país." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 3/7/23]
March 2023: María Elvira Salazar Questioned Argentine Oversight Of Chinese Space Station According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "'El problema es que Argentina no tiene idea de lo que está pasando allí porque los chinos no los dejan entrar', dijo Salazar en la audiencia." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 3/7/23]
March 2023: María Elvira Salazar Criticized Argentine Vice President Over Chinese Space Project According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Pero Salazar dijo que la vicepresidenta argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, 'vendió su alma' al permitir la instalación espacial china en el país." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 3/7/23]
June 2023: U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Criticized Biden Administration For Ignoring China's Influence In Latin America According to Miami Herald, "China has become South America's largest trading partner and has exploited the Biden administration's reluctance to new trade deals and has inked a free trade agreement with Ecuador, while Uruguay and Panama are in line, U.S. Rep Maria Elvira Salazar, a Miami Republican, said during a congressional hearing she chaired on Wednesday. 'That is very troublesome,' Salazar said, blaming the Biden administration for ignoring the pleas of allies in the region with conservative governments 'to the benefit of our enemies.'" [Miami Herald, 6/8/23]
June 2023: María Elvira Salazar Criticized Biden Administration's Handling Of China In Latin America According to El Nuevo Herald, "China se ha convertido en el mayor socio comercial de América del Sur y ha explotado la renuencia de la administración de Joe Biden a nuevos acuerdos comerciales y ha firmado un tratado de libre comercio con Ecuador, mientras que Uruguay y Panamá están en cola, dijo la representante María Elvira Salazar, republicana de Miami, durante una audiencia que ella presidió en el Congreso el miércoles." [El Nuevo Herald, 6/8/23]
June 2023: Salazar Blamed Biden Administration For Weakening Ties With Conservative Governments In Latin America According to El Nuevo Herald, 'Eso es muy problemático', dijo Salazar, culpando a la administración de Biden por ignorar las solicitudes de cooperación de países aliados en la región con gobiernos conservadores 'en beneficio de nuestros enemigos'." [El Nuevo Herald, 6/8/23]
July 2024: Salazar Asserted U.S. Duty To Support Latin America Under Trump According to El Nuevo Herald, "En caso de un regreso de Trump a la Casa Blanca, Salazar afirmó que se encargará desde el Congreso de 'recordar al Partido Republicano y a los americanos que Latinoamérica son vecinos' y que Estados Unidos tiene 'el deber de seguir siendo el foco de esperanza y democracia' para la región." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 7/16/24]
August 2024: María Salazar Urged Downgraded Travel Advisory For El Salvador According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and her colleagues in the Congressional El Salvador Caucus have sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the State Department to update El Salvador's travel advisory to 'Level 1: Exercise normal precautions.'" [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 8/8/24]
August 2024: María Elvira Salazar Announced Introduction Of Bipartisan Valor Act To Reaffirm US Sanctions On Venezuela According to El Nuevo Herald, "El proyecto bipartidista de ley de Promoción de Libertades, Oportunidades y Derechos en Venezuela (Valor, en inglés) se presentará en el Congreso de EEUU en septiembre, informó la congresista María Elvira Salazar (R-FL)." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/24]
August 2024: María Elvira Salazar Condemned Maduro's Election Actions And Called For International Response According to El Nuevo Herald, 'Estados Unidos no puede esperar más mientras Maduro finaliza su robo de las elecciones de Venezuela', dijo Salazar. 'Estados Unidos debe enviar el mensaje de que el tiempo de Maduro en Miraflores se acabó y que Edmundo González asumirá su legítimo cargo en enero. No más dinero para los chavistas y su aparato represivo'. [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/24]
August 2024: María Elvira Salazar Served As Chair Of House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee According to El Nuevo Herald, 'Salazar, presidenta del Subcomité del Hemisferio Occidental de la Cámara de Representantes, dio detalles de las medidas que contiene el proyecto Valor para frenar a Maduro, quien, dijo, ha desestabilizado a América Latina y ha proporcionado un "santuario para nuestros enemigos en la región".' [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/24]
September 2024: Salazar Sponsored Bipartisan VALOR Act Supporting Democracy In Venezuela According to Islander News, "U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) sponsored bipartisan legislation to promote democracy in the South American country. The Venezuela Advancing Liberty, Opportunity, and Rights (VALOR) also urges the Biden administration to take decisive action and unite an international coalition to reject Maduro's theft of the election and recognize Urrutia as the winner." [Islander News: Web Edition Articles (Key Biscayne, Florida), 9/18/24]
September 2024: Salazar Introduced VALOR Act With Financial Sanctions And Pro-Democracy Benchmarks According to Islander News, "Salazar, whose district includes the Village of Key Biscayne where many Venezuelan natives reside and own businesses, this month introduced the VALOR Act, which creates Democratic benchmarks guiding the removal of sanctions on the Maduro regime and any non-Democratic successor, and reaffirms financial sanctions on the Venezuelan Central Bank, Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. and Venezuelan cryptocurrency." [Islander News: Web Edition Articles (Key Biscayne, Florida), 9/18/24]
September 2024: Salazar Chaired U.S. Western Hemisphere Subcommittee And Advocated For Assertive U.S. Stance On Venezuela According to Islander News, '"The message needs to be sent loud and clear that the United States will be doing no more business with the Maduro dictatorship,' said Salazar, who is chair of the U.S. Western Hemisphere Subcommittee. 'By passing the VALOR Act into law, Maduro will know that the United States is serious; listen to your people or pay the price.'" [Islander News: Web Edition Articles (Key Biscayne, Florida), 9/18/24]
September 2024: Salazar Sponsored Bipartisan VALOR Act To Support Democracy In Venezuela According to Islander News, "U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) sponsored bipartisan legislation to promote democracy in the South American country. The Venezuela Advancing Liberty, Opportunity, and Rights (VALOR) also urges the Biden administration to take decisive action and unite an international coalition to reject Maduro's theft of the election and recognize Urrutia as the winner." [Islander News, 9/19/24]
September 2024: Salazar Introduced VALOR Act Benefiting Venezuelan Constituents According to Islander News, "Salazar, whose district includes the Village of Key Biscayne where many Venezuelan natives reside and own businesses, introduced the VALOR Act this month, which creates Democratic benchmarks guiding the removal of sanctions on the Maduro regime and any non-Democratic successor, and reaffirms financial sanctions on the Venezuelan Central Bank, Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. and Venezuelan cryptocurrency." [Islander News, 9/19/24]
August 2024: María Elvira Salazar Led Legislative Effort To Curb Maduro's Regime Following Disputed Elections According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar liderará la presentación del proyecto y la acompañan la representante Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) y los senadores Jim Risch (R-ID), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Rick Scott (R-FL) y Bill Hagerty (R-TN)." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/24]