TAMPA, Fla. – Today, Senator Rick Scott stood with members of the Venezuelan community to send a clear message: America stands firmly with the people of Venezuela and against the illegitimate, criminal regime of Nicolás Maduro. Senator Scott also highlighted the decisive actions of President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to hold the Maduro regime accountable and protect America’s national security. Since being in the U.S. Senate, Senator Scott has been a leading voice in supporting the Venezuelan people, introducing critical legislation like his BOLIVAR Act and STOP MADURO Act to cut off support for the dictatorship and push for a free, democratic future for Venezuela.

Senator Rick Scott said, “I’m proud to stand with the brave people of Venezuela in their fight for freedom and democracy, alongside Venezuelan community leaders here in Florida and together with rightful Venezuelan President Edmundo González and democracy leader María Corina Machado. The illegitimate Maduro regime has desperately held onto power for too long, depriving the Venezuelan people of their rights and freedoms, only emboldened by the weak Biden administration. I’m glad to see President Trump and Secretary Rubio are taking necessary action to hold Maduro’s regime accountable by cutting off oil licenses to prevent the funding of Maduro’s oppression, and by designating dangerous cartels like Tren de Aragua as foreign terrorist organizations, which is a crucial step in protecting America’s national security. We must keep taking action to hold the regime accountable, including passing my STOP MADURO Act and BOLIVAR Act  to further isolate Maduro and cut off funds to the regime, and by designating two additional Maduro regime-controlled cartels, Cartel de los Soles and DGCIM, as terrorist organizations to protect America’s national security. The days of the Maduro regime exploiting America under the previous administration’s weak appeasement policies are over. Together, we can strip Maduro of every last resource he is using to grip onto power and finally bring a new day of freedom to Venezuela.”

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