The Venezuela Democracy Caucus is a bi-partisan congressional group with the stated purpose of "focusing on support for the

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n people, continuing to press for freedom and democracy, and imposing pressure on the regime" in the country. The caucus was created on 13 November 2019 and is co-chaired by

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Representatives

Mario Díaz-Balart Mario Rafael Díaz-Balart y Caballero ( ; born September 25, 1961) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party ...

(R) and

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Deborah Wasserman Schultz ( Wasserman; ; born September 27, 1966) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for , first elected to Congress in United States House of Representatives elec ...

(D). Democratic Representatives

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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Deborah Mucarsel-Powell ( ; born January 18, 1971) is an American politician and academic administrator who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party (Unit ...

and

Donna Shalala Donna Edna Shalala ( ; born February 14, 1941) is an American politician and academic who served in the Carter and Clinton administrations, as well as in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. Shalala is a recipient of the Preside ...

also joined the caucus when it was founded. On 23 June 2021 Representatives

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and Debbie Wasserman Schultz met with exiled Venezuelan leader

Leopoldo López Leopoldo Eduardo López Mendoza (born 29 April 1971) is a Venezuelan opposition leader. López was elected mayor of the Chacao Municipality of Caracas in the 2000 Venezuelan regional elections, regional elections held in July 2000. He is the N ...

and the ambassador appointed by

Juan Guaidó Juan Gerardo Antonio Guaidó Márquez (born 28 July 1983) is a Venezuelan politician and opposition figure. He belonged to the social-democratic party Popular Will, and was a federal deputy to the National Assembly representing the state of V ...

, Carlos Vecchio, and were briefed on the ongoing political and humanitarian situation in the country.

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Venezuela Democracy Caucus
Legistorm
Diaz-Balart, Wasserman Schultz Statement on Venezuela's Sham National Electoral Council (CNE)
Mario Diaz-Balart

United States–Venezuela relations Foreign policy political advocacy groups in the United States {{Venezuela-poli-stub

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