Mario Díaz-Balart

The Maduro regime continues to oppress its people. There are over 60 dead, peaceful demonstrators, have been killed.

I have been very concerned, a lot of us have been very concerned with the Palestinian authority. Frankly, they fund terrorists.

Chairman Rogers has been a steadfast supporter and leader on the issue of Colombia.

I think those are very, very important steps, and I thank the administration and you for doing that.

it is difficult to take somebody seriously if they don't take themselves seriously.

We do not have a lot of time, so what I would like to do then, Mr. Price, is I am going to be very brief.

In May, the administration imposed targeted sanctions against eight members of the so-called supreme--Court of Justice of Venezuela.

your budget represents a 15 percent reduction from fiscal year 2017, the enacted level

Our transportation infrastructure is aging, and that we need a focused approach to address this problem.

I am exceedingly pleased by the sanctions that this administration... has imposed on some, frankly, problematic folks.

I am hoping that those are folks that hopefully you will be looking at.

The Florida citrus industry is also facing a decreased demand for orange juice.

As you know, for more than a decade, we have been fighting citrus greening in the State of Florida.

illicit drugs kill tens of thousands of young Americans every year.

What you are doing is helping and only helping the regime.

I was taken aback that you mentioned as a success the U.S.

But you are dealing directly with the Cuban military.

I really would like to know how the Department of State and USAID intend to assist them and other U.S. citizens to resolve such disputes

Where specifically have human rights conditions improved?

By any objective measure, the Castro regime has not improved its human rights records. If anything, it has gotten worse.

If, for 15 years, the U.S. Embassy has been trying to help and it hasn't worked, we have got a problem.

in the Appropriations Act, and this is a different issue, we establish conditions on aid to Central America

What Congress has codified into law in a very strong bipartisan way was basically asking for a number of things in return for a sanction relief.

What are you asking for, though? Are you asking for anything?

I think we all share your concerns.