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Carlos Giménez ( @RepCarlos ): As Transportation Subcommittee Chair, why are you ignoring Crowley's operations in Cuba while targeting only China’s CCP influence? Your Security Act (2023) with @RepGaramendi hits Chinese operations but skips Cuba’s ties to a DoD contractor and the risks this poses to our national security. Crowley Maritime ( @CrowleyMaritime ), a DoD contractor with $2.3B DFTS and $343M MPF contracts, has operated in Cuba since 2001 via OFAC, managing Mariel Port cargo with Cuban military oversight and Chinese investment ties. Cuba-China Threat: Cuba’s SIGINT sites (Bejucal, Wajay, Calabazar, El Salao), operational since 1992 and upgraded in 2019 and 2025, monitor U.S. military communications, track Cape Canaveral launches, and spy on Guantánamo Bay. Bejucal’s new CDAA and Wajay’s 12-antenna complex enhance this. Congressman Carlos Giménez’s “efforts” to safeguard U.S. ports from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence aim to protect American ports, yet the initiative glaringly omits any mention of Cuba’s operations, particularly those involving Crowley Maritime, a DoD contractor. Crowley, authorized by OFAC since 2001 to operate in Cuba, manages cargo through Mariel Port, where Cuban military oversight and Chinese investment create a potential security loophole. As a contractor holding critical DoD contracts like the $2.3B Defense Freight Transportation Services and $343M Maritime Prepositioning Force, Crowley’s Cuban ties could expose U.S. military logistics to espionage risks, especially given Cuba’s SIGINT collaboration with China at sites like Bejucal and Wajay. @RepCarlos ’s selective focus on China, while ignoring this Cuba-Crowley-DoD nexus, suggests either willful blindness or a politically motivated choice to avoid scrutinizing a Caribbean ally’s regime, undermining national security for the sake of convenience. Your selective focus, Carlos, ignores this Cuba-Crowley-DoD nexus, risking espionage. Is political convenience prioritized over security? #NationalSecurity #PortSafety