Florida lawmakers of Cuban descent spoke out Tuesday on the Senate floor against normalizing relations with the island nation.
Sen. Miguel Diaz De La Portilla (R-Miami) tore into the Castro regime, referring to Fidel and Raoul as “mafia dons” and “octogenarian despots.” His colleague, Sen. Rene Garcia (R-Hialeah) says the executive action doesn’t do enough for regular Cubans.
“When the President came out with this order, things would change on the island? I would say I congratulate the President. I congratulate the President making something happen,” Garcia says. “But nothing—those Cubans woke up the same way they did yesterday.”
De La Portilla and Garcia jumped on as co-sponsors of the non-binding Senate resolution. Sen. Anitere Flores (R-Miami) is the bill’s principal sponsor. It passed the chamber on a voice vote with one objection.
