Washington, Feb. 12 -- Rubio: "The Future Belongs to the Venezuelan People"
On Monday, February 11, 2019, IRI Board Member Senator Marco Rubio joined IRI President Dr. Daniel Twining for a discussion on the political crisis in Venezuela at an event co-hosted by IRI and the Heritage Foundation, declaring that "America must support the Venezuelan people."
In his opening remarks, Dr. Twining paid tribute to Senator Rubio as "Our country's foremost defender of freedom and democracy," before delving into the causes of the current standoff in Venezuela between Interim President Juan Guaido and former president Nicolas Maduro. Guaido has been recognized by 49 countries as legitimate leader of Venezuela, in accordance with the Venezuelan constitut...