WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott recently called on a U.S. lobbying firm to stop working for Nicolas Maduro’s brutal regime in Venezuela, and they heeded that call. Now, D.C. lobbying firm Amsterdam & Partners has chosen to take over that contract.

Senator Rick Scott said, “I recently called on another firm to stop working for Nicolas Maduro’s brutal regime in Venezuela, and they heeded that call. Now, Amsterdam and Partners has chosen to take over that contract. I will not stand for this, and will refuse to work with anyone in this firm, or anyone that contracts on this matter with this firm. I’m urging every one of my colleagues to stand with me against anyone who willingly represents a dangerous dictator.”

Read more from the Associated Press article, Maduro taps DC firm to fight US sanctions:

“A top official for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government has hired a Washington law firm that also represents Turkey, taking over from another legal team that backed out last month following an outcry from critics who accused it of collaborating with a repressive regime.

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This is the Maduro government’s second attempt in less than a month to find a lobbyist who will go head to head with the Trump administration in pushing for dialogue and an end to sanctions.

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When contacted Friday, Scott reiterated that he would not work with anyone who represents Muñoz or Venezuela.

‘Senator Scott will not stand for this,’ his office said in a statement. ‘He will urge every one of his colleagues to stand with him against anyone who willingly represents a dangerous dictator.’”

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