the vote the Senate is about to take is about what is right for our Nation. It is part of exercising our most solemn duty as elected officials. It is a recognition that Congress not only has the power to declare war but also should have…

Democracy movements today require the support of the United States and beyond.

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to complete my statement before the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The international community, in my view, is not doing enough. The United States is not doing enough and Congress is not doing enough.

we need to emphasize the reality of political prisoners and transnational repression.

the main reason why Maduro is still in power--is because of the international support that he has received from the adversaries of the United States

I would fight, the young man said. I would give my life for the cause of freedom if only someone would know that I died.

Absolutely. And I don't have any more time, but that was because the chair got my name wrong, so, I yield back my negative time. Thanks so much.

This month a United Nations investigative team concluded that Nicaragua's Ortega regime was responsible for crimes against humanity.

Taiwan is a key trading partner with whom we have a strategic relationship that is intimately intertwined with our economic security.

I cannot think of any other dictatorship, specifically one committing crimes against humanity, that we willingly provide duty-free benefits to.

It also helps reduce our reliance on China, by making it more cost-effective to import from low- and middle-income countries.