WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Michael Bennet issued the following press release:

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement:

"As I have long said, Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is an illegitimate, brutal leader who lost, and then stole, the 2024 elections. Nevertheless, as a member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, I have seen no evidence justifying the administration acting alone without Congressional authorization. I certainly have seen no justification for putting U.S. troops on the ground to 'run the country' or rebuild and exploit Venezuela's oil infrastructure for our own economic purposes.

"The President's top advisors describe today's actions as a 'law enforcement exercise.' But today's unprece...