Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “We are going to--what is it, snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.”

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

I would like to tighten the sanctions on those military leaders because I see that as the problem.

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.