WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott responded to a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal with a letter to the editor echoing the need for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to express unwavering support for Venezuelans in the fight for freedom in the aftermath of dictator Nicolás Maduro’s corrupt attempt to maintain power and points to three things the administration must do to show its support.

In the letter to the editor, Senator Rick Scott writes, “The Biden-Harris administration’s history of disgusting appeasement of Nicolás Maduro, the madman ruling Venezuela, has done nothing but enable more repression, torture and oppression of the Venezuelan people.

“If the administration is now serious about supporting Venezuela and ensuring a more stable hemisphere, it will go beyond words and immediately do three things:

• Commit that no U.S. funds or assistance will go to Mr. Maduro, while reimposing sanctions on him and the military thugs protecting him.

• Impose sanctions on countries that provide assistance to Mr. Maduro’s crippling dictatorship.

• Call for the immediate end of repression of the Venezuelan people and make a statement about that every day.”

Read the full letter to the editor in The Wall Street Journal HERE.

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