Salazar and Mast Issue Joint Statement on the Anti-Maduro Protests in Venezuela

Image January 9, 2025 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) issued a joint statement with House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) on the anti-Maduro regime protests taking place in Venezuela and around the world on January 9, ahead of Edmundo González Urrutia’s planned inauguration on January 10: “ Today, America stands with María Corina Machado as she leads millions of Venezuelans in protest against the brutal, Chavista regime of Nicolás Maduro. As Edmundo González prepares to return to Venezuela, we warn Maduro and his thugs the United States is watching and, like Venezuela, it will be under new and stronger leadership soon. When President Trump takes office the days of appeasement are over. ” ###