Political Quotes

“(English translation of the statement made in Spanish is as follows:) I stand with the people of Venezuela and will always fight for freedom and democracy in Latin America. Mr. President, what I have proposed is a simple action we can take as Americans to help end Maduro's genocide. I am completely disappointed with my Democratic colleague's objection to my request today. This bipartisan proposal cleared the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee with unanimous consent. I am eager to resolve my colleague's concerns quickly, and I hope that he and the other Senator who objected before will work with me to get this done. Unfortunately, they have not been willing to meet with me to fix this and to get this done. I am not giving up and plan to bring this up again and again. We don't have time to delay. We cannot lose sight of the fact that Nicolas Maduro is killing his citizens. We need to take every action we can to say to Maduro that the United States will not stand and let this continue. Even though my bill was blocked today, I will never stop fighting until Venezuela and all of Latin America can begin a new day of freedom. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.”