Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “It is beyond unacceptable for that to occur before this Congressional oversight Committee.”

In 2014, we supported a resolution that this committee passed--Jim McGovern's House Resolution 418, which called for an end to persecution.

This important resolution condemns the Maduro regime for its role in the deterioration of Venezuela's democratic institutions.

It's important to note Ranking Member Engel's BURMA Act, which still needs to be passed and that aims to impose additional sanctions.

This important bill would extend this longstanding bipartisan lifesaving program for another 5 years.