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Marco Rubio: “We will seize it. That remains in place, and that's a tremendous amount of leverage that will continue to be in place…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 2026
We will seize it. That remains in place, and that's a tremendous amount of leverage that will continue to be in place until we see changes.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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On U.S. leverage over Venezuelan oil shipments.

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