MIAMI, FL – Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL) sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Trump Administration to toughen its negotiations with the Government of Mexico as talks on the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) begin, following the Sheinbaum Administration’s continued ties to the murderous Castro regime in Havana.
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Dear Secretary Bessent and Secretary Rubio,
As the United States begins renegotiating the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), I urge you to ensure America’s economic and national security interests are fully protected. A key step in doing so is ensuring Mexico ends its disturbing relationship with the murderous regime in Havana.
Recent reporting from The Miami Herald revealed the United Mexican States sent more than $3 billion in oil to the regime in Cuba between May and August this year alone. Not only do these shipments undermine U.S. policy, but are most likely illegal as well.
At a time when Pemex is struggling financially, President Sheinbaum is sending concerning quantities of oil to a dangerous dictatorship with deep operational ties to Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Mexico has conspired with these cartels to weaponize migration into the United States. These terrorist organizations are directly responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans.
The United States must not allow our closest trading partner to continue financing regimes that harbor, finance, and or enable transnational criminal terrorist organizations.
As the USMCA framework is revisited, I urge you to include the following:
1. Require Mexico step up efforts in combating and eliminating narco-terrorist
organizations
2. Require Mexico halt trafficking of medical professionals from Cuba, victims of modern-day slavery
3. Demand Mexico end its oil shipments to the regime in Havana
Incorporating these provisions will strengthen the integrity of the USMCA and advance America’s national security interests. I stand ready to continue work with you on these critical issues.
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