MIAMI, FL - Today, Congressman Carlos Gimenez (FL-28) issued the following statement after Nicaragua's dictator, Daniel Ortega's, move to consolidate his regime's power. Under the changes made by the illegitimate Ortega regime, tyrant Daniel Ortega would become co-presidents with his wife and current Vice President, Rosario Murillo.

"Nicaragua's tyrant Daniel Ortega's latest constitutional reform is just another blatant pathetic attempt to perpetuate his corrupt family into power,” said Congressman Carlos Gimenez. "The shameless Ortega regime does not even try to hide their cynicism as they continue to oppress the Nicaraguan people. Ortega continues to pull a page from the socialist Castro, Maduro, and Chavez playbook by making his tyrant wife co-dictator. The Biden-Harris Administration must take action now to limit the Nicaraguan's regimes access to global financial markets and ability to participate in the Central America Free Trade Agreement. Come January, President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will ensure US policy towards Nicaragua is guided by support for democracy, human rights, and those fighting for freedom in Nicaragua."

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Congressman Carlos Giménez represents the City of Sweetwater, affectionately known as Little Managua - the capital of the Nicaraguan exile community. 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.