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English/Español: Rubio Commends Trump Administration’s Move to Hold Cuba Accountable
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) today issued the following statement commending President Trump’s decision to stop suspending Title III of the Helms-Burton Libertad Act, holding the Cuban regime accountable for its crimes and ending years of impunity:
“By no longer suspending Title III of the Libertad Act, the Trump administration is ending decades of impunity by the Castro regime. The United States is opening the door to justice and enabling victims of the Cuban dictatorship to rightfully sue their perpetrators. Today, as we commemorate the valor of the fallen heroes in the Bay of Pigs invasion, history is once again being written.”
Rubio is the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues.
- On March 4, 2019, Rubio, U.S. Senator Rick Scott, and U.S.Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart commented on the Trump Administration’s decision to hold the communist Cuban regime accountable for crimes.
- On November 8th, 2017 Rubio issued a statement in response to the Executive Branch’s new regulatory amendments to implement President Trump’s National Security Presidential Memorandum of June 2017 for strengthening U.S. policy toward Cuba.
- On October 20th, 2017, Rubio urged President Trump to direct the United States to vote against any U.N. General Assembly resolution demanding a change to America’s embargo against Cuba, which is codified in U.S. law.
Washington, D.C. — El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio (R-FL) emitió el siguiente comunicado elogiando la decisión del presidente Trump de parar la suspensión de la Ley Helms-Burton, responsabilizando al régimen cubano por sus crímenes y terminando años de impunidad:
“Al parar la suspensión del Título III de la Ley Libertad, la administración del presidente Trump está poniendo fin a décadas de impunidad por parte del régimen de los Castro. Estados Unidos está abriendo la puerta a la justicia y permitiendo que las víctimas de la dictadura cubana demanden a los culpables. Hoy, mientras conmemoramos la valentía de los héroes caídos en la invasión de Bahía de Cochinos, la historia está siendo escrita una vez más”.
Rubio es el presidente del Subcomité de Relaciones Exteriores para el Hemisferio Occidental, Delincuencia Transnacional, Seguridad Civil, Democracia, Derechos Humanos y Asuntos Globales de la Mujer.
- El 4 de marzo del 2019, Rubio, el senador estadounidense Rick Scott y el congresista Mario Díaz-Balart comentaron sobre la decisión de la Administración Trump de responsabilizar al régimen comunista de Cuba por sus crímenes.
- El 8 de noviembre del 2017, Rubio emitió un comunicado elogiando las nuevas enmiendas regulatorias para implementar el Memorándum Presidencial de Seguridad Nacional del presidente Trump de junio del 2017, fortaleciendo la política de E.E.U.U con Cuba.
- El 20 de octubre del 2017, Rubio le pidió al presidente Trump que los Estados Unidos votará en contra de resoluciones de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas que demanden un cambio al embargo americano contra Cuba, que está codificado en la ley de E.E.U.U.