The Biden administration is facing major criticism after offering sanctions relief to Venezuela.
In exchange, Venezuela just needs to promise a more free and fair presidential election.
Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina slammed Biden in seven words: “Stop negotiating with terrorists and a dictator”
Standing ovation from the whole room as President Trump welcomes Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido
He says "Maduro is an illegitimate ruler, a tyrant who brutalized his people, but Maduro’s tyranny will be smashed and broken."#SOTU pic.twitter.com/XTp964w93J
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 5, 2020
“On the heels of a failed negotiation with Iran, the leading sponsor of terrorism, Joe Biden is now negotiating with President Maduro to make up for the Biden Administration’s failed energy policies that result in the United States not being able to maintain our energy security or aid allies like Israel in times of need,” Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina said.
“Biden drains our strategic petroleum reserve with no plan to refill, shuts down pipeline capacity in America and closes off large parts of the country from energy production while turning to our adversaries to meet America’s energy needs,” Duncan continued, adding that “Joe Biden needs to stop negotiating with terrorists and a dictator” and that the administration “must adopt commonsense, America-first energy policies that utilize the vast reserves of natural resources at our fingertips.”
Republicans argue that the administration should prioritize American energy production instead of striking deals with an autocratic socialist regime.
Republican legislators also expressed concerns about negotiating with a dictator and suggested that the administration should adopt energy policies that utilize domestic resources.
They believe that easing sanctions on Venezuela weakens US national security and reinforces the regime’s hold on power.
The Biden administration has previously hinted at reducing some of the sanctions on Venezuela.
“It makes no sense that the Biden administration continues to block energy production at home while negotiating with the Maduro regime to lift sanctions on Venezuelan oil production,” Republican Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota said.
“Instead, we should take the handcuffs off our own producers and empower more US production to lessen our reliance on foreign adversaries.”
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