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Rubio, Scott Introduce Bill Targeting Venezuela’s Maduro

Reports in 2017 said Rubio might have been targeted for assassination by someone connected with Maduro government

Hank Berrien
Rubio, Scott Introduce Bill Targeting Venezuela’s Maduro
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U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) who has been a vociferous critic of the Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, joined fellow Florida GOP Senator Rick Scott in introducing the Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime (BOLIVAR) Act, which bans federal agencies from doing business with anyone supporting the Maduro regime.

Scott introduced the bill. Rubio is the Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues. They were joined by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Thom Tillis (R-NC),

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