Bill Text: FL S0682 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Venezuela/Juan Guaidó

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-14 - Adopted [S0682 Detail]

Download: Florida-2019-S0682-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2019                             (NP)    SR 682
       
       
        
       By Senator Diaz
       
       
       
       
       
       36-01686-19                                            2019682__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution expressing solidarity with the people of
    3         Venezuela in their pursuit of a strong and stable
    4         democratic government under which they may enjoy the
    5         political freedoms and economic security that are the
    6         hallmarks of democracy.
    7  
    8         WHEREAS, Venezuela was once a rich and prosperous country
    9  with a stable democratic form of government, recognized as South
   10  America’s economic powerhouse because of its bountiful natural
   11  resources, and
   12         WHEREAS, since 1998, when Hugo Chávez first came into
   13  power, and continuing today under the brutal dictatorship of
   14  Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela has become a shadow of its former
   15  self, crippled by an economic collapse that has resulted in
   16  shortages of food and the suspension of essential services, and
   17         WHEREAS, the current dictatorship has robbed the Venezuelan
   18  people of their freedom of press, freedom of speech, and the
   19  right to peaceful assembly, and
   20         WHEREAS, United States Senator Marco Rubio and President
   21  Donald J. Trump have joined other world leaders in calling for
   22  the recognition of Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s new president in
   23  light of his promise to re-establish the Constitution of
   24  Venezuela, which would guarantee and promote political rights,
   25  including the right to assemble for political purposes, for the
   26  people of Venezuela, and
   27         WHEREAS, democracy is a necessary condition for the peace,
   28  stability, and development of Venezuela and the well-being of
   29  the Venezuelan people, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   31  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   33         That the Senate expresses solidarity with the people of
   34  Venezuela in their pursuit of a strong and stable democratic
   35  government under which they may enjoy the political freedoms and
   36  economic security that are the hallmarks of democracy.
   37         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate calls for the
   38  recognition of Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s new president.