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Scott PowersFebruary 27, 2018

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Venezuelan exile leaders meeting in Orlando Tuesday declared an international humanitarian intervention must occur in Venezuela soon or, they warned, their country would be “lost forever” to “gangsters” starving the people while working with drug cartels, Hezbollah, Iran, China, and Russia. “People are starving,” said Carlos Molina Tamayo, a former Venezuelan Navy admiral in exile […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 25, 2018

The Florida House on Thursday unanimously passed a bill banning the state from doing business with companies that benefit President Nicolas Maduro‘s “ruthless gang” in Venezuela. “We continue to stand strongly with the Venezuelan people and their battle to restore democracy in the face of this brutal dictator,” said Rep. Jeanette Nunez, a sponsor of […]

Jim RosicaAugust 16, 2017

With no discussion, Gov. Rick Scott and members of the Florida Cabinet Wednesday approved a policy to forbid any investments benefiting the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela. Scott, state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and Attorney General Pam Bondi sit as Trustees of the State Board of Administration, which oversees state investments. The state currently has […]

Scott PowersAugust 14, 2017

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is being targeted in a new Spanish-language radio commercial accusing him of being soft on Cuba and for expressing admiration for former Venezuela dictator Hugo Chávez, and charging he supports murderers. The 30-second spot from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, playing in the Miami market, also contends that Nelson’s actions offer […]

Mitch PerryAugust 9, 2017

The Trump administration imposed sanctions Wednesday on eight more Venezuelan officials, including the brother of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, punishing them for their roles in President Nicolas Maduro‘s creation of a new Constituent Assembly. The actions by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) will result in freezing all assets of the eight […]

Guest AuthorAugust 4, 2017

Just one day following the conclusion of the shameful Constituent Assembly aimed to empower Nicolas Maduro’s regime, the dictator and his gang of thugs have struck again. This time, during a cowardly overnight raid to seize two members of the opposition party, Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma. The world saw the devastating images from Venezuela […]

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Venezuelan exile leaders seeking humanitarian intervention

Florida House unanimously passes Venezuela divestment bill

Rick Scott, Cabinet members OK Venezuela investment ban

Senate Republicans’ Spanish ad says Bill Nelson ‘supports murderers’

Marco Rubio says now’s the time to impose more sanctions on Venezuelan government

Rick Scott: We will not give up until Venezuela is free