WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on July 31, 2026: * * * Chairman Mast Statement on Venezuela Negotiations Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement ahead of negotiations between Venezuela's opposition and the interim authorities scheduled to begin August 1. "Thanks to President Trump and the support of the United States, Venezuela now stands at the cusp of a free, democratic future that would have more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on July 30, 2026: * * * Risch, Curtis Statement on Start of Venezuela Negotiations U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and John Curtis (R-Utah), today released the statement below ahead of negotiations between Venezuela's opposition and the interim authorities scheduled to begin August 1. "The start of these negotiations is an important opportunity to put Venez more PR