FL-27 Newsletter Vol. 118, Issue #37 Dear Friends/Amigos, Last week, I was back in Washington, D.C., advocating on your behalf in the halls of Congress. My staff and I are continuously monitoring the war between Israel and Hamas, and my office remains a resource to anyone who has family in the region who wants to leave. Feel free to call my Miami office at (305) 668-2285 with any questions. My office will also be hosting mobile office hours in Kendall on Tuesday from 9:30am to 4pm to help FL-27 residents with any federal casework needs. A representative from United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) will also be present to answer any of your immigration-related questions. More details below! As always, I invite you to connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, to get the latest from Washington and from across our district. Sincerely/Atentamente, María Elvira Salazar U.S. Representative (FL-27) ***TUNE IN WEDNESDAY*** WATCH MY HEARING ANALYZING THE SOCIALIST ZELAYA GOVERNMENT IN HONDURAS HERE! I am pleased to announced that on Wednesday, I will be hosting a Western Hemisphere Subcommittee hearing as part of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the failures of the socialist Zelaya government of Honduras. At this hearing, I will expose Xiomara Castro's plans to turn Honduras into another ally of the Havana-Caracas-Managua axis. I will be questioning officials from the Biden Administration for appeasing Zelaya government while simultaneously showing disdain towards conservative governments in Central America. Tune in HERE to watch the hearing on Wednesday at 2pm ET! READ MY STATEMENT CONDEMNING COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT GUSTAVO PETRO'S BARRAGE OF ANTISEMITIC COMMENTS BELOW! Colombian President Gustavo Petro has taken to social media to launch a barrage of antisemitic comments against the State of Israel, both in comparing Israel to Nazi Germany and the Israeli Army's war of self-defense to the Holocaust, the largest genocide of Jews in world history. These antisemitic comments directly threaten Colombia's Jewish community, and I call on him to retract and apologize for them immediately. Our statement from the House Foreign Affairs Committee in English and Spanish below: "We are appalled by President Petro’s unhinged and antisemitic posts on X. In no universe should any leader, especially one that governs a democratic nation, compare Israel to Nazi Germany and accuse it of genocide. Comments such as these inflame antisemitism and threaten the security of Colombia’s Jewish community. President Petro’s continued anti-democratic behavior and hostility with the truth threaten our historic bilateral relationship.” "Estamos consternados por las publicaciones desquiciadas y antisemitas del presidente Gustavo Petro en la red social X. En ningún universo debe un líder, especialmente uno que gobierna una nación democrática, comparar a Israel con la Alemania nazi y acusarlo de genocidio. Comentarios como estos exacerban el antisemitismo y amenazan la seguridad de la comunidad judía en Colombia. El continuo comportamiento antidemocrático del presidente Petro y su hostilidad con la verdad amenazan nuestra histórica relación bilateral". KENDALL OFFICE HOURS THIS TUESDAY MORE INFO BELOW! MI OFICINA ESTARÁ EN KENDALL EL MARTES ¡MÁS INFORMACIÓN A CONTINUACIÓN! CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA! ‌ ‌ ‌ Have questions? Reach me at: [link removed] Washington, D.C. 2162 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3931 Miami, FL 5725 SW 8th St Suite 200, Miami, FL 33144 Phone: (305) 668-2285 Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar | 2162 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]