SM 804 — Humanitarian Assistance/Government of Venezuela

Florida Senate - 2019 CS for SM 804 By Senator Torres 15-01108A-19 2019804__ Senate Memorial A memorial to the CongressCommittee ofon theJudiciary; United States, requesting Congress to urge the regime of President Nicolás Maduro to allow the delivery of humanitarian assistance, to continue and intensify financial sanctions against the regime of President Nicolás Maduro and the Government of Venezuela, and to instruct appropriate federal agencies to hold the regime of President Nicolás Maduro and officials of the Government of Venezuela accountable for violations of law and abuses of internationally recognized human rights.

14 WHEREAS, the hallmark of democracy is the free and peacefulSenators exerciseTorres, ofRodriguez, rightsTaddeo, guaranteedPowell, underBracy, theGibson, constitutionCruz, ofThurston, aBook, democraticallyFarmer, elected government, and WHEREAS,Braynon in590-02664A-19 an2019804c1 effortSenate toMemorial secureA hismemorial personal rule and oppress Venezuelan freedoms, the regime of President Nicolás Maduro manipulated elections, established an illegitimate Constituent Assembly to undermine the willCongress of the VenezuelanUnited people,States, nationalizedrequesting privateCongress industry,to abandonedtake privateappropriate propertyactions rights, and generally assumed control over Venezuela’s government and its institutions, and WHEREAS, the deterioration of basic governance and the economic crisis in Venezuela have led to anassist unprecedented humanitarian situation in which people are suffering from severe shortages of basic food products and essential medicines, and WHEREAS, despite the massivedelivery shortages of basichumanitarian foodassistance, products and essential medicines, the regime of President Maduro has rejected repeated requests from civil society organizations to bringcontinue humanitarian aid into the country, and WHEREAS,intensify overfinancial 8sanctions millionagainst Venezuelans voted symbolically for a free and democratic government, and WHEREAS, the regime of President Nicolás Maduro has sought to silence peaceful opposition to his government by killing innocent citizens of Venezuela for their political views, and WHEREAS, those who cherish democratic principles condemn the perpetrationGovernment of oppressionVenezuela, and intimidation against the Venezuelan people, and WHEREAS, to ensureinstruct theappropriate demisefederal ofagencies such oppression and intimidation, it is imperative that the United States Government remain committed to continuinghold and intensifying financial sanctions against the regime of President Nicolás Maduro and theofficials Government of Venezuela, and WHEREAS, the peopleGovernment of Florida stand proudly with the people of Venezuela inaccountable thefor faceviolations of tyranny,law NOW,and THEREFORE,abuses 48 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of theinternationally Staterecognized ofhuman Florida:rights.

5013 ThatWHEREAS, the Congresshallmark of democracy is the Unitedfree Statesand ispeaceful requestedexercise of rights guaranteed under the constitution of a democratically elected government, and WHEREAS, in an effort to urgesecure his personal rule and oppress Venezuelan freedoms, Nicolás Maduro has caused elections to be manipulated, established an illegitimate Constituent Assembly to undermine the regimewill of Presidentthe Venezuelan people, nationalized private industry, abandoned private property rights, and improperly assumed control over Venezuela’s government and its institutions, and WHEREAS, the illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro has sought to allowsilence peaceful opposition to his government by killing innocent citizens of Venezuela for their political views, and WHEREAS, the deliverydeterioration of humanitarianbasic assistance,governance and the economic crisis in Venezuela have led to continuean unprecedented humanitarian situation in which people are suffering from severe shortages of basic food products and intensifyessential financialmedicines, sanctionsand againstWHEREAS, despite the regimemassive shortages of Presidentbasic food products and essential medicines, the illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro has rejected repeated requests from civil society organizations to bring humanitarian aid into that country, and WHEREAS, over 8 million Venezuelans voted symbolically for a free and democratic government, and WHEREAS, those who cherish democratic principles condemn the Governmentperpetration of Venezuela,oppression and intimidation against the Venezuelan people, and WHEREAS, to instructensure appropriatethe federaldemise agenciesof such oppression and intimidation, it is imperative that the United States Government remain committed to holdcontinuing and intensifying financial sanctions against the illegitimate regime of President Nicolás Maduro and officialsthe Government of Venezuela, and WHEREAS, the Governmentpeople of Florida stand proudly with the people of Venezuela accountablein forthe violationsface of lawtyranny, andNOW, abusesTHEREFORE, 48 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of internationallythe recognizedState humanof rights.Florida:

50 That the Congress of the United States is requested to take appropriate actions to assist in the delivery of humanitarian assistance, to continue and intensify financial sanctions against the illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro and the Government of Venezuela, and to instruct appropriate federal agencies to hold the illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro and officials of the Government of Venezuela accountable for violations of law and abuses of internationally recognized human rights.