WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) has formally requested that the Trump Administration end all remittances and travel to and from Communist Cuba with limited case-by-case humanitarian exemptions approved by the State Department.  

During President Trump's first administration, the President ended cruise travel to Cuba and imposed sanctions to limit the regime's access to hard currency and resources used to repress the Cuban people. The regime's cynicism and repression know no bounds as they weaponize and ration electricity on the island. They have doubled down on the persecution of brave dissidents and political opponents. 

“The murderous dictatorship in Havana poses a significant threat to the safety and wellbeing of the United States and our citizens,” said Congressman Carlos Gimenez. “The brutal regime in Cuba is facing more internal pressure than ever before and America must stand with the brave Cuban people by eliminating the dictatorship’s access to any hard currency and resources used to further repress them. The time is now.”

Read the Fox News Exclusive HERE.

Read the full letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent HERE.

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Congressman Carlos Giménez represents Miami-Dade County and the beautiful Florida Keys. He is the only Cuban-born Member of the 119th 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. Rep. Gimenez was appointed by Speaker Mike Johnson to the Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents and serves as Vice-Chairman of the Republican Governance Group. 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.