Progressive Democrats ask Biden to lift sanctions against Venezuela
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Updated:05/14/2022 01:58 a.m.
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Related newsEighteen legislators from the left wing of the United States Democratic Party ask President Joe Biden to lift the sanctions against Venezuela and continue dialogue with the government of Nicolás Maduro, while an influential Republican senator urges the president not to change the policy towards Caracas.In two missives this week, 18 congressmen led by Raúl Grijalva and Jesús 'Chuy' García, and the Republican senator from Florida Marco Rubio, made opposition to the Democratic tenant of the White House.In a letter dated May 10, progressive Democrats assert that punitive measures against Venezuela by the previous Republican administration of donald trump they only served to "exacerbate" the human...