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U.S. senators seek sanctions, other ways to address Venezuela crisis

Teunis Felter
Written by Teunis Felter

An influential group of Republican and Democratic U.S. senators will file sweeping legislation to address the crisis in Venezuela, including sanctioning individuals responsible for undermining democracy or involved in corruption, Senate aides said. The bill would provide $10 million in humanitarian aid to the struggling country, require the State Department to coordinate a regional effort to ease the crisis, and ask U.S. intelligence to report on the involvement of Venezuelan government officials in corruption and the drug trade.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-usa-congress-exclusive-idUSKBN17Z13Z

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.