Submitted by Rep. Spartz’s Press Office
Spartz
Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) and U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) Advisory Team on Cuba recently visited southern Florida to meet with Cuban American leaders and discuss how the United States can support the people of Cuba’s protests for freedom.
After arriving in Miami on Wednesday, Rep. Spartz and the Advisory Team kicked off a Freedom Rally with hundreds of Cuban American supporters where Rep. Spartz spoke on the historic failures of socialism.
“Socialism always fails,” Rep. Spartz said. “The United States remains a beacon of hope and freedom for the world, and it is imperative that we stand with the people of Cuba in their fight against tyranny and oppression.”
On Thursday, the Advisory Team participated in two roundtables with South and Central American community leaders in downtown Doral and Cuban dissidents at Assault Bridge Honorary Museum.
The Advisory Team discussed the Cuban regime’s influence throughout Latin America, hearing from leaders in the Venezuelan, Peruvian, and Nicaraguan communities, which are also plagued by violent and oppressive regimes modeled after the Cuban regime.
Following their visits and discussions, the Advisory Team held a nationally-televised press conference, which can be viewed online here.
“I hope that President Biden wakes up, starts exercising some leadership, and stops paying attention to socialists in his own party,” Rep. Spartz said. “He needs to start protecting the freedoms of the American people and standing for the freedoms of people around the world.”
Reps. McCarthy and Spartz were joined by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez, Ranking Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee Mike McCaul (R-Texas) Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy Mark Green (R-Tenn.), and Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.), and Maria Salazar (R-Fla.).