Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “Thank you very much Representative Garamendi for a powerful statement that will be made a part of the record.”

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

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