Budzinski Statement on the Trump Administration’s Actions In Venezuela

“While there is no question that Maduro’s regime in Venezuela was undemocratic and oppressive, President Trump’s use of force without congressional approval was reckless. Time and again, the President has demonstrated open disregard for the role of Congress and the principle of coequal branches of government. 

“While Members of Congress, responsible for representing the will of the American People, were deliberately kept in the dark, the President was privately previewing his actions in Venezuela to U.S. oil companies. At a moment when families across this country are struggling to make ends meet, the President is instead claiming that the United States is going to “run Venezuela,” risking a costly war abroad. The American people deserve to know exactly what that means – now.

“It is long past time for the President to stop ignoring the Constitution and start improving the lives of people here at home.”