Rep. Shalala Issues Statement on Failure to Pass Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status Bill
July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Florida, issued the following statement in response to House failing to pass a bill under suspension of the rules that would grant temporary protected status to Venezuelans currently residing in the U.S.:
"For years, we have watched as the Chavez and Maduro regimes have transformed Venezuela from one of Latin America's most prosperous countries into a kleptocracy run by gangsters and thugs.
"While I am disappointed . . .
"For years, we have watched as the Chavez and Maduro regimes have transformed Venezuela from one of Latin America's most prosperous countries into a kleptocracy run by gangsters and thugs.
"While I am disappointed . . .