[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              ADDRESSING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

  (Mrs. MURPHY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, there is a humanitarian crisis in Venezuela 
and it is man-made.
  My view is simple. The people of Venezuela will not prosper as long 
as the Maduro regime remains in power. It has proven itself to be 
cruel, incompetent, and antidemocratic.
  Ideally, the regime will go peacefully, but it must go.
  The United States cannot be passive. We must stand behind the proud 
Venezuelan patriots who have taken to the streets and are struggling to 
reclaim their country from the regime that is destroying it. We must be 
ready to support these brave men and women with all elements of 
American power, always working alongside our partners in Latin America.
  The Venezuelan people need to know that we have their backs. If the 
Maduro regime targets its own citizens with violence, it should be 
prepared to suffer the consequences.
  To the Maduro regime, I say ``enough,'' ``basta.'' To the people of 
Venezuela, I say ``be strong,'' ``fuerza''; ``we are with you,'' 
``estamos con ustedes.''

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