English: Rubio Welcomes Regulatory Changes to Cuba Sanctions Rules

Statement

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) today issued the following statement after the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) unveiled new regulatory changes to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR):

"The Trump administration deserves tremendous credit for holding accountable the Cuban regime. By implementing amendments to the CACR, this administration is keeping U.S. dollars out of the pocket of the oppressive Cuban military and its subsidiaries. As the Cuban regime continues to export its destructive communist agenda throughout our hemisphere, and to directly empower the narco-terrorist Maduro regime, the United States must use all tools available under U.S. law to counter the Cuban regime's deceitful activities to undermine U.S. policy."

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 May 7, 2019, Rubio and U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Rick Scott sent a letter to Secretary Pompeo urging action to address the Cuban regime's human trafficking campaign of Cuban doctors and medical personnel.

-On April 17, 2019, Rubio commended the Trump administration's move to hold Cuba accountable

-On March 4, 2019, Rubio, Scott, and U.S. Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart commended the Trump administration's decision to allow lawsuits against companies operated by the Communist Cuban regime

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