Apr 14, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ-05) today issued the following statement after President Obama announced that he will remove Cuba from the state sponsors of terrorism list:
“For over half a century, the Castro regime in Cuba has violently oppressed their people under a totalitarian regime, aided anti-American insurgencies, illegally shipped weapons, and continues to harbor murderers and terrorists. Today’s announcement by the Obama Administration that they will remove Cuba from the state sponsors of terrorism list is misguided, dangerous, and offensive to the families who have been torn apart because of Cuba’s active participation in terrorist activities. The Castro regime has refused to make a single concession or good faith effort to change the way they treat their people or denounce their history of terrorism. There is no proof that Cuba is no longer a hostile threat to the interests and security of the United States.”
Garrett has been a longtime critic of the Cuban regime and has repeatedly called on their government to extradite New Jersey cop-killer Joanne Chesimard and terrorist William Morales so they can face justice for their crimes.
NJ.com – N.J. lawmakers urge no funding for Cuban relations until Chesimard is returned to U.S.
The Express-Times – Lawmakers lambaste Cuba’s decision to protect N.J. cop-killer Joanne Chesimard
Miami Herald – Hiding in Cuba, fugitive Joanne Chesimard remains a terrorist thug