05/20/2015
https://www.congress.gov...
"A passive United States which is content to do business with dictators... is making the world safer for human rights violators and kleptocrats."
"It seems obvious that supporting freedom beyond U.S. borders is more than just a reflection of our democratic values, but a strategy vital to our national interests and to global security."
"Maduro gets support from autocratic regimes throughout the world."
"We must realize that we don't have the luxury of 'losing patience,' or giving these grotesque regimes even a shred of legitimacy on the international stage."