María Elvira Salazar

the United States, it is still the beacon of hope for this hemisphere and sending that very strong message will be recorded by other countries not to mess with those people who are dedicating their lives to the faith.

what is happening in Nicaragua in every front, politically, religiously, economically, human rights, it is despicable.

I would like to have you on record saying that you would consider strongly to put Frente Sandinista on the list of entities that are on the blacklist for the State Department.

I want to send that message to them in Spanish, If you allow me.

The guy who is supposed to be the watchdog is doing his job, and then the lady who is supposed to be supervised doesn't like it.

The administrator and I have a passionate disagreement on this subject.

Misleading the public. If someone tells me that I am misleading the public, I am not really going to like it because that is putting a dent or a sort of--compromising my reputation.

the SBA and having a small business is so important because most of my constituents are first generation Americans and they love the system.

90 percent of the loans that were given by the SBA, 90 percent are valued at less than $100,000.

the SBA's administrator, she is saying that you are misleading the public and that they have a more diligent process to investigate the fraud.

But that is their American dream. And now that I am hearing is that the feds are not listening to you and they are crushing our people, our small business community.

You have a very big job. You are like the David against the Goliath. And all this overburdening of regulations coming from the federal government.

Most of them do not speak English very well but they love the American system. And they are escaping countries where the government is all over them.

Mr. Clark, thank you for your presence here today and we, as the Committee, we appreciate the work that you do as an independent voice and advocate for small businesses across the country.

Can I count on your word to grant--to help us get the visa for Benedetti?

Our ally, President Abinader from the Dominican Republic, has been overlooked despite his aggressive anti-corruption measures.

Guatemala's President Giammattei told me personally over the phone that he felt disregarded by President Biden.

President Joe Biden has taken every opportunity to ignore our allies in Latin America.

In May 2021, Vice President Harris challenged the United States corporations to invest in Latin America to solve the migration crisis.

We may not like his policies, but we have to work with him.

we need to bring him home.

we have to find some partners and just commit people to countries to standing in the gap and helping Haiti.

I believe that ignoring our allies in Latin America is a vacuum that is being filled by China, Russia, and Iran.

Shockingly, this Administration has denied that welcoming gesture to conservative presidents since entering the White House.

So it is my opinion that President Joe Biden has taken every opportunity to ignore our allies in Latin America.