05/14/2019
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"There is a real challenge to democracy. We see the world increasingly being divided into a battle between autocracy and democracy."
"Cuba has not had democracy for a very long time. Venezuela has seen its democracy blatantly stolen."
"As everyone knows, the Ranking Member has a deep interest in the western hemisphere, and many years of experience in defending democracy."
"Venezuela poses a very significant national security threat to our strongest ally in South America in Colombia."