Tag: venezuela arms restriction act

At the end of last week, three South Florida Democrats in Congress--U.S. Reps. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Donna Shalala and Debbie Wasserman Schultz--wrote a letter urging President Donald Trump to appoint a National Security Advisor that will take the crisis in Venezuela seriously and urge swift granting of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Venezuelans currently residing in the United States.

At the end of January, U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Fla., unveiled the “Venezuela Arms Restriction Act,” insisting these “tools are often used by the illegitimate Maduro regime to attack its own people, often with lethal consequences."

On Monday, the U.S. House passed on voice vote a proposal from freshman U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Fla., stopping the export of “defense articles and crime control materials from the United States to the security forces of Venezuela.”

Shalala unveiled the “Venezuela Arms Restriction Act," insisting these “tools are often used by the illegitimate Maduro regime to attack its own people, often with lethal consequences.”