- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Floor speeches
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: April 30, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
SENATE RESOLUTION 712—EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE IN SUPPORT OF
GENERAL ELECTIONS IN VENEZUELA
Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:
S. Res. 712
Whereas the people of Venezuela should be free to elect
their political leaders through a fair and democratic
process;
Whereas a clear majority of Venezuelans have rallied around
the democratic opposition, led by Maria Corina Machado and
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia;
Whereas the Maduro-Rodriguez regime does not have
international legitimacy or the support of the Venezuelan
people; and
Whereas it is in the national interest of the United States
to have a democratic and free Venezuela, free of the
corrosive influence of China, Iran, and Cuba: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the
United States should use all diplomatic tools to support
internationally monitored, free and fair elections in
Venezuela.