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Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Venezuela's Release of Two U.S. Citizens

Statement

By: Ted Cruz
By: Ted Cruz
Date: March 9, 2022
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Foreign Affairs

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement upon the news that two Americans were released after being detained in Venezuela:

"I'm very glad to hear of the release of Gustavo Cardenas and Jorge Alberto Fernández. They were unjustly held captive by the Venezuelan government, and have endured a nightmarish journey.

"The regime must immediately release the remaining, unjustly detained Americans--including the rest of the CITGO 6--so they can return home to their families in the United States.

"I've met the members of the CITGO 6 families many times, and I've heard haunting accounts of what has happened to their loved ones, as well as the physical toll it has taken them."


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