Michael G. Kozak: “The continued campaign of violence against protesters is self-defeating.”

Thank you for holding this hearing to focus attention on international religious freedom--a cherished American value, a universal human right, and a Trump administration foreign policy priority.

I believe Maduro is a dictator. He has caused the people to suffer.

The crisis in Venezuela is self-induced by the Maduro administration. The economic crisis results from years of bad economic decisions.

We expect our partners in Central America to show political will to break with the past to curb unsafe and illegal immigration and corruption.