WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego issued the following press release:

Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Maria Corina Machado during a bipartisan meeting alongside Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Rick Scott (R-FL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Curtis (R-UT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Angus King (I-VT), and Chris Coons (D-DE).

"At today's meeting with Maria Corina Machado, I expressed to her that while I was not supportive of the way that the Trump Administration deposed of Maduro, I am committed to helping Venezuela achieve a transition to...