"I want to be clear, this committee believes in diplomacy and Congress has long supported and continues to support a negotiated solution to Venezuela's crisis, but a one-sided deal with a regime that kidnaps American citizens to increase its leverage is simply unacceptable."
"Seventy-four percent of the humanitarian contributions for humanitarian aid through the U.N. program are from the United States."
"President Biden's decision to provide Venezuelans with temporary protected status last year was the right choice, after President Trump only paid lip service to Venezuelan Americans."
"One of our concerns is that whenever there are vulnerable people who migrate, there is always the risk factor of traffickers and victims of trafficking and the dangers, et cetera, so clear information..."
"There are many tragedies in Venezuela, including the human rights violations and the lack of democratic governance."
"Let us not forget that this crisis has forced nearly 7 million people... the world hardly whispers about the nearly 7 million people who have fled Venezuela since 2014."
"If the regime will not seriously commit to these conditions, we will use the power of our peaceful diplomatic tools imposing swift and severe consequences on the regime."
"On the migrant issues--the surrounding countries--I work with Senator Blunt in regards to Colombia."
"Chairman Menendez and I have been working on the Legal Goldmining Partnership Act of 2022 to crack down on the harmful practice of illegal gold mining."
"Unilateral concessions to a leader that tortures his political opponents is unacceptable."
"the major changes in the Bipartisan Infrastructure package was a significant increased capacity on the Transportation Alternative Programs."