Removal of the Use of United States Forces for Hostilities Within or Against Venezuela

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Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, oil over democracy. Trump has made clear his priorities, accepting ruthless suppression by Maduro's comrades so long as the oil profits flow to him as the self-described acting President of Venezuela.

With one major oil company describing the country as uninvestable, Trump has absolutely no winning strategy to secure any benefits for the American people.

He doesn't just want to be king of America. He wants to be king of the universe. He wants to be a Putin or a Xi, disrupting the global order that bipartisan American leaders made possible to prevent another world war.

Imperialism, starting wars around the world wherever Trump's latest whim takes him, will not Make America Great Again. It will make us much less safe.

To found this country, Americans got rid of one despotic king. We don't need another one. Instead, we must demand an accountable President by adopting this important resolution and asserting the power of Congress.

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