WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mackenzie Applauds Capture of Maduro, thanks Servicemembers * Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, applauds the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces. The limited operation occurred early on the morning of Saturday, January 3rd, and quickly achieved its objectives. Congressman Mackenzie, a member of the House For  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Statement on Venezuela * Three statements of fact regarding our foreign policy as it pertains to Venezuela: 1\. Nicolas Maduro is an illegitimate narco-terror dictator. He terrorized his people, dismantled democratic institutions, and turned the machinery of government into a state-backed criminal enterpriseexporting drugs and cartel violence into the United States, with devas  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly statement on U.S. military operations in Venezuela * U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) released the following statement after U.S. military operations in Venezuela.  "Today, President Trump has once again shown the world that the United States will defend itself from terrorism of all kinds, including narcoterrorism led by Venezuela's illegitimate leader Nicolas Maduro," said Rep. Kelly. "For yea  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news: * * * No war on Venezuela, no imperialism in Latin America * Early this morning, the Trump administration bombed several locations in and around Caracas and forcibly captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. This unjustified, illegal, and unprovoked act of war against a sovereign nation comes after months of U.S. escalation - including the extraj  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Denounces Illegal White House Military Action in Venezuela * Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) issued the following statement on the White House's unauthorized, illegal military action in Venezuela:  "Invading a foreign country without congressional approval and kidnapping its leader is a blatant violation of U.S. and international law. "This sets a dangerous precedent that th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reschenthaler Applauds President Trump's Decisive Action Against Maduro * Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Nicolas Maduro:  "President Trump and our nation's warfighters successfully executed an operation to bring Nicolas Maduro to justice. Maduro is an indicted narc  more