Wasserman Schultz Statement on Recent Sanctions Against Venezuela

Statement

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following statement on the Obama Administrations recent sanctions against Venezuela.

"I strongly commend the Obama Administration for taking action against the Venezuelan officials who have perpetrated egregious human rights violations against the citizens of Venezuela.

"In February of this year, thousands of Venezuelans bravely took to the streets to peacefully demand basic freedoms and respect from their government. The Maduro regime's response was a violent crackdown on the rights of free speech and expression. Since then, instead of confronting the deteriorating economic conditions that compelled many to protest in the first place, the government has continued its harmful and repressive acts against its citizens."

"While we should continue to support efforts that will resolve the current crisis in Venezuela, these 24 officials, including cabinet officials, agency heads, senior officers in the Venezuelan military the national police, mayors and a judge, must be held accountable for their actions. The United States will not allow these human rights violators into our nation."

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