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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today met with Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States Carlos Vecchio and Venezuelan Human Rights activist and wife of Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López, Lilian Tintori. During their meeting the senators reiterated their strong support for Venezuelan interim President Juan Guaidó and for the restoration of democracy and human rights in Venezuela. They also noted the importance of releasing all political prisoners in Venezuela and the need for the international community to continue pressuring the usurping Maduro regime. Earlier this year, Rubio and Menendez introduced the Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance and Development (VERDAD) Act, the most comprehensive legislative effort to date to confront the crisis in Venezuela.
Broadcast quality b-roll of the meeting can be found here.
“Lilian personifies the courage of all Venezuelan women. As a tireless human rights activist, Tintori has helped many of her fellow Venezuelans get much-needed humanitarian aid,” Rubio said. “Both outspoken critics of the Maduro crime family, Lilian and her husband Leopoldo López have faced political and judicial persecution. I am thankful for her commitment to restoring democratic order in Venezuela.”
“Meeting with Lilian Tintori today was a powerful reminder that millions of Venezuelans continue to suffer as they watch their country sink deeper into the abyss of repression and desperation caused by Maduro and his cronies,” said Menendez. “I stand firmly in support of Lilian, Leopoldo, their family, and the countless of Venezuelans who wish to see their country free from tyranny.”
Rubio is Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues.
Menendez is Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Washington, D.C. – Los senadores estadounidenses Marco Rubio (R-FL) y Bob Menendez (D-NJ) se reunieron hoy con el embajador de Venezuela ante los Estados Unidos, Carlos Vecchio y la activista de derechos humanos venezolana e esposa del líder opositor venezolano Leopoldo López, Lilian Tintori. Durante la reunión, los senadores reiteraron su apoyo al presidente interino de Venezuela Juan Guaidó y a la restauración de la democracia y los derechos humanos en Venezuela. También señalaron la importancia de la liberación de todos los presos políticos en Venezuela y la necesidad que la comunidad internacional continúe la presión contra el régimen usurpador de Nicolás Maduro. A principios de este año, Rubio y Menéndez presentaron el proyecto de ley Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance and Development Act (VERDAD, por sus siglas en inglés) el esfuerzo más robusto hasta la fecha para enfrentar la crisis en Venezuela.
Aquí podrá encontrar un video con calidad de transmisión de la reunión.
“Lilian personifica el coraje de todas las mujeres venezolanas. Como una incansable activista de derechos humanos, Tintori ha ayudado a muchos de sus compatriotas a obtener la ayuda humanitaria que tanto necesitan”, Rubio dijo. “Como fuertes críticos del régimen criminal de Maduro, tanto Lilian como su esposo Leopoldo López han enfrentado persecución política y judicial. Estoy agradecido por su compromiso con la restauración del orden democrático en Venezuela “.
“La reunión de hoy con Lilian Tintori fue un poderoso recordatorio de que millones de venezolanos continúan sufriendo al ver a su país seguir hundiéndose en el abismo de la represión y la desesperación causada por Maduro y sus secuaces”, dijo Menéndez. “Seguimos firmemente hombro a hombro con Lilian, Leopoldo, su familia y los innumerables venezolanos que desean ver a su país libre de la tiranía”.
Rubio es el Presidente del Subcomité de Relaciones Exteriores para el Hemisferio Occidental, Delincuencia Transnacional, Seguridad Civil, Democracia, Derechos Humanos y Asuntos Globales de la Mujer.
Menéndez es el Miembro de Más Alto Rango del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado.