María Elvira Salazar

I believe that this budget does not reflect reality.

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

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.

So how can we work with these two governments that according to your statement you are not going to work with those AGs because of those anti-Democratic governments?

The space for productive engagement is closing as anti-democratic governments have gained power.

I remain clear in my position: anyone with a pending asylum case, status-adjustment petition, or similar claim deserves to go through the legal process.

The SBA, that is what we are there for.

People really think that this agency is really cool.

We are very disappointed with the SBA.

Cuba belongs on that list and let me explain just a few of the details why it still belongs on that list.

that will, then, do away with what we're presenting in this law, H.R. 314.

this amendment undermines the bill that I am introducing

Cuba is a very bad actor. And if we give them 1 inch, they will take the whole body.

Cuba is in the business of human trafficking.

I am proud this committee is considering H.R. 314, the FORCE Act, a bill I introduced to keep Cuba on the State sponsor of terrorism list.

I'm sure that the Chinese are not looking at the stars.

Could you imagine having a Chinese military satellite station in Argentina and the Argentinian government cannot even visit it?

I feel myself very close to you as a journalist.

I have asked the White House to pronounce itself and to say to Ortega and to Murillo, you cannot steal the country.

I think the future, along with Dr. Chamorro, the future of Nicaragua.

The Catholic church is under siege. Almost three-quarters of Nicaraguans belong to the Catholic church.

if they decide to build a fighter jet factory of Chinese fighter jets, it is a very bad idea for them

But we know that the Chinese are not here for trade; they are here for war.

Are we stupid? Come on. This country was based on good minds. Look at Albert Einstein, we gave him a piece of paper to come in . . . We are letting the Albert Einstein of this modern time slip away.