US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) issued a statement in support of President Trump’s decision to allow lawsuits against more than 200 companies operated by the communist Cuban regimen
The Cuban-American senator Marco Rubio has stressed that this measure is the first of a series of steps aimed at holding the “Cuban regimen responsible for 60 years of dictatorship and illegalities that include support for the murderous regime of Nicolás Maduro.”
“President Trump is sending a strong message that the United States will not stand by while the Cuban regime continues to support Maduro’s criminal family at the expense of the Venezuelan people,” Rubio said.
The Cuban regime has also given refuge to fugitives from justice and international terrorists, and they made millions of dollars trafficking stolen goods. At the beginning of the implementation process of Title III and Title IV of the Helms-Burton Freedom Act, the United States holds the Cuban regime responsible for its crimes, including its support for Maduro’s criminal family. “Justice is coming, and this is just a first step,” the senator said.
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Allowing US citizens to sue for stolen property in Cuba and deny entry to the United States to foreign citizens involved in trafficking in stolen property is a major step in cutting off the flow of money to the Castro regime.
In addition, it could harm some US companies that have begun to invest in the island after the political and commercial opening initiated by former President Barack Obama. In any case, Washington does not manage to point to foreign investments in Cuba, although it leaves the door open to do so.
For his part Senator Scott believes it is “evident that where we see instability, chaos and violence in Latin America, we also see the traces of the Castro regime and its money, and this action by the Administration is an important step to stabilize the region. I urge you to continue with the implementation planned for this month so that we can help to promote a new day of freedom and democracy for Cuba and its people. “
Congressman Diaz-Balart similarly pronounced “Embarrassingly, for almost twenty-two years since the enactment of the Freedom Act, unscrupulous businesses have ignored this important provision in the law of the United States and have chosen to associate with tyrants. Companies that voluntarily become entangled in business with the anti-American, illegitimate and oppressive regime in Cuba are warned that they will be responsible for benefiting from the great losses suffered by the regime’s victims. ”
