WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after the Senate advanced a bipartisan war powers resolution to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress. The resolution advanced in the Senate by a vote of 52-47.
"Nicolas Maduro repeatedly denied the will of the Venezuelan people, including when two thirds of them voted for an end to decades of cruelty and political and economic ruin. The decision to remove him does not cause tears in my household and I'm glad he is not in power today.
"However, I learned during my time in Congress that it is far easier ...