Jack Reed: “You are asking the impossible.”

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

RIPTA strives to provide affordable and accessible transportation to all, but that mission is jeopardized.

President Trump’s effort to turn the U.S. military into an investor in Venezuelan oil is 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.