Senator Baldwin Supports Bill to Prevent All-Out War Against Venezuela
Legislation would bar federal funds from being used for military action in Venezuela unless authorized by Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following months of bombing in the Caribbean and Pacific, the unauthorized military attack on Venezuela, and the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the Trump Administration, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced she joined her colleagues in pushing forward a bill to prevent the United States from getting into an all-out war in Venezuela. The bill, the Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act, prohibits the use of federal funds for any use of military force in or against Venezuela without explicit Congressional authorization.
“President Trump stormed into Venezuela and is drawing the U.S. into another forever war just to take Venezuela’s oil and enrich his big oil buddies. Simply put, this is not what Wisconsin families signed up for. This puts all the men and women who don the uniform at risk, reeks of corruption, and just shows the President is focused on everything except lowering costs and the issues that keep Wisconsin families up at night. The President cannot just start wars at a whim; he needs to get the people’s approval – and that means Congress signing off,” said Senator Baldwin.The Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act does not prevent the United States from acting to defend itself or its citizens from an armed attack or threat of an imminent armed attack, pursue lawful counternarcotics operations, or provide humanitarian assistance to the Venezuelan people.
The legislation was led by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Tim Kaine (D-VA).
Full text of the legislation is available here.
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thank you for proposing this legislation. now is also the time to call for either trump’s impeachment or resignation
Would be nice if some of these Democratic Senators like Senator Baldwin would stand in opposition to the NDAA next year and not just act as press releasing hypocrites. Trump is floating the idea of a $1.5T defense budget next year posting on Truth Social “I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars. This will allow us to build the “Dream Military” that we have long been entitled to and, more importantly, that will keep us SAFE and SECURE, regardless of foe”.
Dude is mental, probably Putin’s ally more than anything else. Stop supporting his agenda.