Washington, April 20 -- Congressman Sean Casten issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06), Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) are demanding transparency from the Trump Administration on its energy deal with Venezuela, an unprecedented attempt in seizing control of a sovereign nation's natural resources. The members are pressing the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a full audit of this deal.
The lawmakers underscored that President Trump's executive order gives his administration unprecedented authority over Venezuelan oil supply, writing, "This gives senior Trump Administration officials sweeping discretion over how the Venezue...