South Miami-Dade News

Rep. María Elvira Salazar, a member of the U.S. Congress representing Florida's 27th district, shared her views on several significant topics via Twitter on January 28, 2025. Her tweets touched upon both domestic financial leadership and historical remembrance.

On January 28, 2025, Rep. Salazar congratulated Secretary Bessent for his new role in the Treasury Department. She emphasized the department's importance in ensuring American prosperity domestically and internationally. Salazar expressed her eagerness to collaborate with Bessent from her position in the House Financial Committee to safeguard America's financial security and address potential threats "Congratulations, Secretary Bessent! The Treasury is key to ensuring American prosperity both at home and around the world."

In another tweet posted shortly after, she reiterated her congratulations to Secretary Bessent in Spanish, underscoring similar sentiments about the significance of the Treasury's role and her commitment to working alongside him "¡Felicitaciones, Secretario Bessent! El Tesoro es clave para garantizar la prosperidad estadounidense tanto en el país como en el mundo."

Later that day, Rep. Salazar marked Holocaust Remembrance Day by honoring those who lost their lives due to antisemitism during World War II. She called for unity against hatred and emphasized the importance of remembering history to prevent future atrocities "On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the over six million lives, dreams, and hopes extinguished by cruelty and antisemitism."