Bi-Partisan "Werner Foerster" Law Introduced in U.S. Senate

In August 2022, Senators Marco Rubio (R) and Bob Menendez (D) introduced the "Trooper Werner Foerster and Frank Conner Act." The proposed law would require the executive to pressure Cuba to return Chesimard to U.S. custody and issue reports on any any all efforts.

Both Rubio and Martinez have been long time advocates of attempts to recover the fugitive Chesimard. They are both Americans of Cuban dissent and have long recognized Fidel Castro and the Cuban government as worldwide sponsors of terrorism and human rights abusers.

“Sad but true. While Cuban Govt harbors cop killer Joanne Chesimard [Arizona Secretary of State] @ARSecofState welcomes their ambassador with open arms.” ~ Marco Rubio, Florida (R), 2017 tweet.

"I strongly support the requests by the New Jersey State Attorney General and the New Jersey State Police to add Joanne Chesimard to the FBI's Top Ten and the Top 25 Most Wanted Terrorists lists and to increase the reward for her capture from $1 million to $5 million." ~ Bob Menendez, New Jersey (D), 2012 letter to the FBI.