Today, Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) was sanctioned by the Russian government according to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry. Upon hearing this news, Rep. Salazar released the following statement:
“Whether it’s the Castro Regime in Cuba or Vladmir Putin’s thugs in Moscow, I wear the sanctions of authoritarian dictators as a badge of honor. I will never stop fighting for freedom and working to expose the evil and corruption of bad actors like Putin to the light of truth,” stated Rep. Salazar.
The daughter of Cuban exiles, Congresswoman Salazar is well-known for her advocacy for human rights and democracy around the world, especially for the people of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, as well as for her unabashed support for liberty.
Congresswoman Salazar is a five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist— she has spent her career holding the corrupt and powerful accountable. Congresswoman Salazar has gone toe-to-toe with Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and Hugo Chávez, and most notably Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, being the only US Spanish-language journalist to ever interview the tyrant one-on-one.
Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar proudly represents Florida’s 27th Congressional District, passionately serving the people of South Florida. She currently serves on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs as well as the House Committee on Small Business.
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