WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released a statement on the Trump administration's operation in Venezuela and capturing of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
"For months now, the Trump administration has conducted military operations in Venezuela with no warning, no legal authority, and no explanation provided to Congress. Now, we know why.
"The President has unilaterally carried out armed conflict in the Caribbean and circumvented Congressional approval, as required by the Constitution, because he knew that Congress would not support a senseless and short-sighted regime change 'mission.' They went so far as to lie to Congress during ou...