Washington, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Eli Crane issued the following news release:
Today, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statement on Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela:
"Last night, Donald Trump carried out yet another illegal act of war in Venezuela, capturing the country's illegitimate and brutal dictator, Nicolas Maduro. This is action that Congress did not authorize and the American people did not ask for. It is a profound abuse of power by an unrestrained U.S. president.
"Trump's explanations for this action have incredibly changed from combatting drug trafficking, to forcing regime change, to now taking Venezuelan oil for the profit of multibillion dollar oil conglomerates. At a time of rising costs and severe...