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María Elvira Salazar

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María Elvira Salazar is a U.S. Representative for Florida's 27th congressional district, having taken office on January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she has a background in journalism and media, which informs her political communication style. Salazar has been vocal about her opposition to socialism, drawing on her family's experiences fleeing Cuba. She emphasizes the importance of freedom and democracy in her public statements and legislative priorities.

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Jul 17, 2023

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

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Jul 17, 2023

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.

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Jul 17, 2023

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.

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Jul 12, 2023

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.

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Jul 12, 2023

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

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Jul 12, 2023

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.

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Jul 12, 2023

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.

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Jul 12, 2023

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

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Jul 12, 2023

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

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Jun 21, 2023

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.

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Jun 21, 2023

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.

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Jun 21, 2023

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.

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