Washington, July 14 -- Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia issued the following press release:
Today, Congressmen Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) and Greg Casar (TX-35) led a letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging them to lift sanctions on Venezuela and facilitate access to frozen assets abroad, to respond to the humanitarian crisis caused by the devastating June 24 earthquakes.
The letter, which was signed by 14 Members of Congress, highlights the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and emphasizes that the U.S. government's punishing sanctions regime is severely hampering urgent relief efforts. "In this moment of crisis, a robust state-coordinated response, unhampered by ...