Tag Archives: Maria Salazar

GOP Rep Again Takes Credit For Bill She Voted Against

The Huffington Post reports: Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) this month celebrated delivering $1.4 million to a children’s hospital in her district, even attending a photo op where she handed over massive checks to leadership and staff at the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. Except Salazar voted against the bill that provided this money. “The doctors and staff at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital are …

Read More »

GOP Rep: All Americans Will “Serve And Praise Jesus”

“Lord, everyone who is here comes in accordance right now based on the power we have as Christians and we tie the hands of Satan and all his demons and send them under the feet of Jesus. We, in the name of Jesus, we declare that each person, regardless of their race, nationality, language will serve you and praise you …

Read More »

GOP Rep “Can’t Recall” Voting Against Infrastructure Bill After Presenting Giant Check For Small Business Project

The Insider reports: On Sunday, Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida was asked about federal funding she’s been bragging about bringing to her Miami-area district. It didn’t go so well. In an interview with CBS Miami on Sunday, host Jim DeFede asked Salazar about her votes against three bills: an omnibus bill to fund the government for 2023, the …

Read More »

Republican Rep Praises “Homogeneous” Argentina For Having “Only One Religion, One Culture, & One Race”

NBC News reports: In a video endorsement of Javier Milei days before he was elected president of Argentina, U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar praised the country as having everything, including “only one culture, only one religion and only one race, completely homogeneous.” Argentina chose Milei, a right-wing libertarian and former television pundit who calls himself an “anarcho-capitalist,” as president over …

Read More »

GOP Rep-Elect Tests COVID+, Will Miss Swearing-In

NBC News reports: Congresswoman-elect María Elvira Salazar of Florida announced Thursday that she will miss the swearing-in ceremony for new members of Congress on Sunday in Washington after testing positive for the coronavirus. Salazar, a Republican from the Miami area who defeated Democratic Rep. Donna Shalala in one of the biggest House upsets of the election year, was admitted to …

Read More »