Lincoln Diaz-Balart: “I rise this morning first of all to commend the FBI. They yesterday carried out a very important operation in…”

“I rise this morning first of all to commend the FBI. They yesterday carried out a very important operation in furtherance of United States national security, along with, obviously, other law enforcement agencies and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. The United States is indeed blessed to have agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and our other law enforcement agencies, as well as the intelligence community generally, that works day in and day out to protect the national security of the American people. Yesterday, the arrests that were made, ten in all, were of spies for the Cuban dictatorship, agents of the Cuban dictatorship engaged in activities, in espionage activities, to infiltrate U.S. centers of military, political, economic and academic power, as well as means of communication. That is the mission of the state security intelligence services of the Cuban dictatorship. So when we see an action such as the one carried out yesterday by the FBI, all of the American people have to feel pleased, supported and protected, and in exchange I think it is the duty of all Americans to support the FBI, to commend the FBI and our other law enforcement agencies.”