Jack Reed: “China is taking a very close look at this whole operation, as indicated by their dispersion of the miners in China.”

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.

A blatant abuse of power and taxpayer dollars.

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