Jack Reed: “This policy seems to be emerging from an organization that does not have a Presidential appointee confirmed by the U.S.…”

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

When President Trump cuts military exercises to flatter a dictator or punishes South Korea for declining to join a war he started, all of our allies – and adversaries – think that America’s commitments are negotiable.

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

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.