Jack Reed: “It also might trigger some of the tax incentives that are built in now for home energy efficiencies, which would be sort…”

President Trump has been explicit about his desire to extract Venezuela's oil," Reed said in a statement.

A blatant abuse of power and taxpayer dollars.

His administration removed Nicolás Maduro from power, threw its weight behind the unelected leadership that replaced Maduro, and is now attempting to use U.S. military assets and taxpayer-backed financing to boost a private oil venture.

This measure is a tribute to Senator Graham’s tenacious, bipartisan work in support of Ukraine.