Mario Díaz-Balart

these negotiations are, you know, frankly--it is what Senator Marco Rubio said.

I think you are going to see--that emphasis, not only in Venezuela, but in Cuba and elsewhere.

What specifically is the United States going to do to hold the Cuban regime accountable for this egregious attack on American citizens?

the Cuban regime established conditions before they would talk about normalization, including the return of those spies.

You are aware that the Colombian military confiscated arms recently that were in the hands of the FARC?

So, it would seem that the administration is looking forward to normalization at all costs, regardless of what the regime is doing.

So my question is this. So you are going to normalize--before you are going to demand that these fugitives from American law, be returned.

Democracy programs seem to be--are in closed societies. They are not in Liechtenstein, right, so they tend to be potentially dangerous.

the families of the victims were told that this would not happen, and so they were lied to.

we don't see the Administration really tackling, leading on tackling really the driver of our debt.

the Administration is still proposing some revenue increases.

I think that leads to good working environments.

if you like your bank, you should be able to keep it.

there is the lack of willingness to enforce current Federal law.

Have you asked the Attorney General or the President to just enforce Federal law?

the mixed message is really intense, and it is real deep.

And that is one that we can get a big bang for the buck.

your concerns, right, of use and expanding use of marijuana.

I was listening to you before, sir, and you were talking about Florida.

We are in the process of reviewing that relationship and our funding to see where changes can be made...

I am just concerned that we are making sure that it is the best practices.

It is apparent the regime's so-called charm offensive is intended to secure political and economic influence throughout the continent.

you have folks hitting the streets, trying to -- mostly students, trying to regain their freedom and their democracy.

Your efforts and your leadership have made a huge difference.

This is the group of the strongest supporters that exists in Congress. And if those concerns are here, and they are--and I think she speaks for all of us--imagine how they are outside of this room.