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Marco Rubio to Testify on Venezuela Mission to Senate Committee
Rubio said the strike targeted an indicted narco-trafficker allied with adversaries and aims to stabilize Venezuela through temporary oil sanctions and controlled oil revenue use.
- On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the administration's early-January strike before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, citing the seizure of two Venezuelan vessels and arrests of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife while Delcy Rodríguez temporarily leads and negotiates with President Donald Trump.
- Citing Maduro's indictment and foreign partnerships, Rubio argued Venezuela posed an enormous strategic risk due to ties with Iran, Russia and China, requiring action to protect U.S. national interests and avoid a civil war.
- Temporary oil sanctions will stabilize Venezuela, with licenses ensuring market-price sales benefit the Venezuelan people and the mechanism remains short-term, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
- Two weeks after a 50-50 Senate split on the war powers resolution, Sen. Rand Paul argued the military actions were an "act of war" requiring Congress, while many criticized the administration's lack of transparency.
- In roughly three and a half, almost four, weeks, senators noted early progress with expectations of political prisoner releases and reduced oppression, aiming for opposition leader María Corina Machado's role in transition.
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Rubio defends Trump’s actions in Venezuela to lawmakers while trying to allay fears about Greenland
As Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee offered starkly different readings of the administration’s foreign policy, Rubio addressed Trump’s intentions and his rhetoric that has alarmed allies in Europe and elsewhere.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies to Senate Foreign Relations Committee About Venezuela Operations
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to outline the current situation with U.S. policy toward Venezuela against the background of Nicholas Maduro being captured by the U.S. Dept of Justice. In essence, Western Hemisphere policy. The Senate has been fraught with anxiety over the Trump administration focusing on […]
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