Miami, United States. – Senator Rick Scott. CBS News MiamiScott argued that the money spent by Cuban -American travelers in the largest of the Antilles benefits the regime and strengthens their repressive apparatus.
“When people travel to Cuba, those close to the government” mainly to the army – benefit from it, “said Scott. “The funds are used to suppress those who oppose the government.”
The senator also assured that “all problems in Latin America begin with the Cuban regime. If you get rid of Castro’s regime, it helps us get rid of [Nicolás] Maduro in Venezuela and [Daniel] Ortega in Nicaragua, ”he said.
On the other hand, Scott insisted that trips to the island must be prohibited. “I don’t think we should allow any trip to Cuba,” he said. “If you want to move back to Cuba, move to Cuba. But this does not help the people of Cuba, it helps the regime to oppress them. ”
Democracy Act bill
Scott and his counterpart, Senator Tommy Tuberville, recently announced the reintroduction of the “Law of Denial of Profit to the Military Oligarchy in Cuba and restriction of activities of the Cuban Intelligence Apparatus (Democracy)”, with the purpose of increasing pressure on pressure on pressure The island regime through stricter sanctions and financial limitations.
At that time, Scott declared that the measure seeks to “hold the illegitimate Cuban communist regime through severe sanctions and unprecedented financial pressure.” In addition, he said that Cuba represents “a constant threat to the national security of the United States” and said that the regime was strengthened by “the last four years of Biden-Harris appeasement policies.”
According to the senator, the Cuban government “houses terrorist groups, represses the freedom of its people and provides support for authoritarian regimes in Latin America.” He also accused Havana of allowing the presence of A Espionage Station of the Chinese Communist Party only 90 miles from Florida.
The bill seeks to impose sanctions on persons and entities related to strategic sectors of the Cuban government, including defense, security and intelligence. “The sanctions will apply to those who provide financial, material or technological support to the Cuban regime,” Scott explained.
Another key point of the bill is the authorization to the US president to “immediately use all possible means to provide a reliable Internet service without restrictions to the people of Cuba.”
