WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 9, at 10:00 AM ET, Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) will hold a hearing to discuss the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) operations and its interactions with adversarial foreign governments, especially with the Cuban Regime. This hearing comes in light of a May 2024 delegation from the murderous dictatorship of Cuba, hosted by TSA, which included a tour of Miami International Airport (MIA) and a meeting at TSA Headquarters in D.C.:
“The Biden administration must provide transparency for its insensitive decision to grant agents of the Castro regime access to facilities at Miami International Airport––especially since the visit took place on the 122nd commemoration of Cuban Independence Day, an extremely significant date for the Cuban exile community,” Subcommittee Chairman Gimenez said. “Not only were members of a murderous dictatorship that is designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism allowed near TSA sites, but the agency did not notify the airport or Congress in advance, adding insult to injury. This is now the second time the Biden administration has invited Cuban regime officials to tour a U.S. federal government site. I look forward to getting answers on this incident on behalf of my constituents, many of whom, like me, fled from this totalitarian nightmare.”
DETAILS:
What: A Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security hearing entitled “Protecting the Homeland - Examining TSA's Relationships with U.S. Adversaries.”
When: 10:00 AM ET on Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Where: 310 Cannon House Office Building
WITNESSES:
Melanie Harvey
Executive Assistant Administrator for Security Operations, Transportation Security Administration
Stacey Fitzmaurice
Executive Assistant Administrator for Operations Support, Transportation Security Administration
Press must be congressionally credentialed and should RSVP by today, Monday, July 8, at 6:00 PM ET.
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Miami-Dade County and the beautiful Florida Keys. He is the only Cuban-born Member of the 118th Congress, having fled his homeland shortly after the Communist takeover of the island. He is the first career firefighter paramedic elected to the House of Representatives and served as the former Fire Chief of the City of Miami and Mayor of Miami-Dade County. He serves as the Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, the Armed Services Committee, and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.