Chairman Risch on Fraudulent Elections in Venezuela

The following was published by the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Dec. 7, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on yesterday’s fraudulent congressional elections in Venezuela:

“The Maduro regime’s dismantling of the National Assembly, the last remaining democratic institution in Venezuela, is shameful, but predictable. The absence of representative democracy in Venezuela is a growing threat to the stability, peace, and development of the Americas. The United States remains committed to supporting the Venezuelan people in their pursuit of freedom and democracy."

Source: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations